 | Richard Green Parker - 1844 - 276 Seiten
...and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied. distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metnl before it; draw out, without... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 206 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, —... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 Seiten
...and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can he varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer ; and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors... | |
 | 1845 - 1368 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it —... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 Seiten
...exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 Seiten
...— and am dust." Again. In the description of the power of the steam-engine, a late writer says : " The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 Seiten
...— and am dust." Again. In the description of the power of the steam-engine, a late writer says : " The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 Seiten
...ease, and precision, and ductility, with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it—draw out, without... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 Seiten
...and the " ease, and precision, and ductility with which it " can be varied, distributed, and applied. The " trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or " rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave " a seal, and crush obdurate masses of metal " before it — draw... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1846 - 330 Seiten
...steam engine; of the second, poetry. 1. " 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 up a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors—cut steel into... | |
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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. 
