 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Heap of which the fmallcft Spark of Fire falling, would kindle the whole in a Moment, although it were as big as a Mountain, and make it all fly up in the Air together, together, with a Nolle and Agitation greater than Thunder. That a proper Quantity of this Powder rammed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Heap of which the fmalleft Spark of Fire falling, would kindle the Whole in a Moment, although it were as big as a Mountain, and make it all fly up in the Air Jogether, with a Noife and Agitation greater lL 2 than than Thunder. That it proper .Quantity of thil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Heap of which the fmalleft Spark of Fire falling, would kindle the whek in a Moment, although it were as big as a Mountain ; and make it all fly up in the...That, a proper Quantity of this Powder rammed into a hollow Tube of Brafs or Iron, according to its Bignefs, would drive a Ball of Iron or Lead with fuch... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...heap of which the fmalleft fpark of fire falling, would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the air together, with a nolle and agitation greater than thunder. That a proper quantity of this powder, rammed into an hollow... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...heap of which the fmalleft fpark of fire falling would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the...an hollow tube of brafs or iron, according to its bignels, •would drive a ball of iron or lead with fuch violence and fpeed, as nothing was able to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it -11 fly up in the air 3 together, with a noife and agitation greater than...an hollow tube of brafs or iron, according to its bfgnefs, would drive a ball of iron or lead urith fucb violence and fpeed, as nothing was able to fullain... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...as a HlOiUtUin, anl niakv :t ,\\ lly ';p in t.';e air 3 together, with a noife and agitationgreatef than thunder. That a proper quantity of this powder rammed into an ho low tub: of brafs or iron, according to its bijnefs would drive a ball of ircn or lead with fiith... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...of which, the smallest spark of fire falling, would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the air together, with a noise and agitation greater than thunder. That a proper quantity of this powder rammed into a hollow... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the air together, with a noise and agitation greater than thunder. That a proper quantity of this powder rammed into a hollow tube of brass or iron, according to its bigness, would drive a ball of iron or lead, with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...of which, the smallest spark of fire falling, would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it all fly up in the air together, with a noise and agitation greater than thunder. That a proper quantity of this powder, rammed into a hollow... | |
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I told him of an invention discovered between three and four hundred years ago, to make a certain powder, into an heap of which the smallest spark of fire falling, would kindle the whole in a moment, although it were as big as a mountain, and make it... 
