 | James De Mille - 1878 - 618 стор.
...of obdurate metal ; 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 ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of winds and waves." Iii this passage extreme delicacy... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer.) - 1879 - 254 стор.
...impossibilities. " The trunk of an elephant, it has been finely and truly said, that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crash masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine... | |
 | Manfred Powis Bale - 1880 - 122 стор.
...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...of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider, and forge anchors ; cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds... | |
 | Manfred Powis Bale - 1880 - 132 стор.
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, 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 fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 стор.
...•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...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... | |
 | Hermann Lange - 1883 - 294 стор.
...can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend6 an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before if, draw out without 6 breaking a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bubble... | |
 | Great Britain - 1884 - 370 стор.
...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...embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the wind and the waves." HEALTH AND DISEASE IN... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - 1884 - 298 стор.
...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...; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer • and lift up a ship of war, like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge... | |
 | Mining Institute of Cornwall - 1884 - 430 стор.
...the steam-engine, as invented by Watt, that it can engrave a seal, crush obdurate masses of rock or metal before it, draw out without breaking a thread as fine as a gossamer, or lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 328 стор.
...power can be varied, distributed, and applied. 4. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a...embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. 5. It would be difficult... | |
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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 breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in... 
