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An Historical and Practical Treatise Upon Elemental Locomotion, by Means of ... - Page 28
by Alexander Gordon - 1832 - 192 pages
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 12

Europe - 1823 - 946 pages
...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 like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands,...
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The Youth's magazine, or Evangelical miscellany

1842 - 634 pages
...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, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands,...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...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 line as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 5

1825 - 458 pages
...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; 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...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 89, Part 2; Volume 126

Early English newspapers - 1819 - 780 pages
...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 like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands,...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

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...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 89, Part 2; Volume 126

Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...elephant that can pick op a pin or rend an oak is nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crash masses of obdurate metal 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...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 6

1820 - 496 pages
...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 like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors, cut steel into ribands,...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 4

Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...elephant that can pick 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 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...
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The Annual biography and obituary, Volume 4

1820 - 482 pages
...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, like a bauble, in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, cut steel into...
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