 | Dominique François J. Arago - 1839 - 290 Seiten
...Age refined. " Here little David curbs the Gyant's brood, Small drops of Rain contend with Noaii's flood ; One weighs a thousand coming down apace, Weighs but himself when he hath run his race. " The Heavens admire, the Centre stands amazed, To see such Streams by so small Forces raised.— Of... | |
 | François Arago - 1839 - 290 Seiten
...our Age refined. " Here little David curbs the Gyant's brood, Small drops of Rain contend with Nooh's flood ; One weighs a thousand coming down apace, Weighs but himself when he nath run his race. " The Heavens admire, the Centre stands amazed, To see such Streams by so small... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1858 - 656 Seiten
...Age refined. " Here little David curbs the Gyant's brood, " Small drops of Bain contend with Jtfoah't flood ; " One •weighs a thousand coming down apace, " Weighs but himself when he hath run his race. " The Heavens admire, the Centre stands amazed, " To see such Streams by so small Forces raised. —... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 440 Seiten
...powerful action of steam in raising water, as well as of its condensation when its work is done. " Here little David curbs the Gyant's brood, Small drops...apace, Weighs but himself when he hath run his race." (4.) In the translation of the Travels in England of Cosmo de Medicis, Grand Duke of Tuscany, published... | |
 | Henry Dircks - 1865 - 670 Seiten
...and skill hath this our Age refin'd. Here little David curbs the Gyant's brood, Small drops of Eain contend with Noah's Flood ; One weighs a thousand...apace, Weighs but himself when he hath run his race. What Force or Strength can do is in his reach, His long Experience, Cost and Charges, teach ; What... | |
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Weighs but himself when he nath run his race. " The Heavens admire, the Centre stands amazed, To see such Streams by so small Forces raised. — Great is the Work, but greater is the Fame, Of that great Peer, who did invent the same. " What Force or Strength... 