 It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal 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 ribands, and...  James Watt - Seite 231von Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1823 - 946 Seiten
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would .be difficult to... | |
 | 1842 - 634 Seiten
...or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. Mr. Jeffrey, a countryman... | |
 | 1825 - 458 Seiten
...rend an oak is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as...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... | |
 | 1819 - 780 Seiten
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. "It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1819 - 800 Seiten
...seal, and crush masses of obdurate netal like wax before it, draw out, without breaking, a thread at fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vesseU against the fury of the winds and waves. '• It would be difficult... | |
 | 1819 - 708 Seiten
...like wax before 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, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult... | |
 | 1819 - 610 Seiten
...before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of 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... | |
 | 1820 - 482 Seiten
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult... | |
 | 1820 - 494 Seiten
...or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crbsh masses of obdurate metal like wax before it ; draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. " It would be difficult... | |
 | 1820 - 496 Seiten
...or rend an oak, is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it , draw out, without breaking, a thread as...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of winds and waves. It would be difficult to estimate... | |
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