 | 1823 - 946 pages
...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...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 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as line as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble...embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribbons, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves. It would be difficult to... | |
 | 1819 - 780 pages
...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...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 pages
...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 - 610 pages
...pin or rend an oak is аа 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 n bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribbands, and impel... | |
 | 1819 - 708 pages
...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... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...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...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 pages
...up a pin 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...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 pages
...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...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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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... 
