 By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The...  The graduated series of reading-lesson books - Seite 125von Graduated series - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 228 Seiten
...structure, or vast in its utility, its inventer. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated, as to make it capable of being applied to the finest and most delicate manufacture, and its power so increased, as to set weight and solidity at defiance. By his brilliant... | |
 | 1845 - 1368 Seiten
...steam-engine. " It was," says that eloquent writer, " by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable of being applied to the finest...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivances it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 Seiten
...them, and share, in their places, the equal care of their Creator. The Steam Engine. The steam engine has become a thing stupendous alike for its force...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... | |
 | William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 210 Seiten
...place, Give, ye names ? Are ye honour'd, or in disgrace ? "The steam engine," says an animated Writer( "has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility! 'or "le prodigious powers which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 756 Seiten
...should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action Avas so regulated, as to make it capable of being applied to the finest...become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility,—for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 754 Seiten
...should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated, as to make it capable of being applied to the finest...become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility,—for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility,... | |
 | Frederick ROWTON - 1846 - 366 Seiten
...remarks of an equally great modern writer in favour of the Steam Engine. " It has become," he says, " a thing stupendous, " alike for its force and its...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... | |
 | Frederick Rowton - 1850 - 334 Seiten
...remarks of an equally great modern writer* in favour of the Steam Engine. " It has become," he says, "a thing stupendous, " alike for its force and its...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... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 Seiten
...should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated, as to make it capable of being applied to the finest...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivances, it has become a thing stupendous, alike for its force and flexibility, for the prodigious... | |
 | Harry Howells Horton - 1853 - 310 Seiten
...should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable of being applied to the finest...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... | |
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