 | Europe - 1823 - 946 pages
...it, draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would .be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred... | |
 | 1842 - 634 pages
...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. Mr. Jeffrey, a countryman of Mr. Watt, has passed a very warm eulogy on his character and efforts.... | |
 | Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...it, draw out, without, breaking, a thread a« fine as gossamer, and lift a ship ofwar like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these invention* have conferred... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...war like n bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon... | |
 | 1820 - 450 pages
...it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a baubje in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred upon... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors,...loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult to estimate the value of the benefits which these inventions have conferred... | |
 | Colin MacKenzie - 1821 - 724 pages
...can draw out, without breaking, a thread an fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of war Eke a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors...impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and wave*." Hi I &.SJ i :; w BNj 5 s 5 a. r s 2 — 2 e 5 - : •a Hill v; sw "-".I tin <&T -> t». ^ f.... | |
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It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into... 
