 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 348 σελίδες
...treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth — giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite — commanding manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water, in thedesert, affording the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man, and of... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 352 σελίδες
...combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth. Giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of the Afrite — commanding manufactures...arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water in the desert—affording the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man ; and of sailing... | |
 | 1830 - 480 σελίδες
...ahyss to the surface of the earth ; giren the feehle arm of man the momentum of an Afrite; commanded manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water in the desert; afforded the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man, and with its cloudy... | |
 | 1830 - 524 σελίδες
...abyss to the surface of the earth; given the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite ; commanded manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water in the desert ; afforded the means of dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man, and with its cloudy... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 852 σελίδες
...— giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Af rite— commanding manufacture*! to arise, ai the rod of the prophet produced water in the desert,...with that time and tide which wait for no man, and of railing without that wind which defied the commands and threat* of Xerxes himself.* This potent commander... | |
 | Edmund Bellchambers - 1835 - 426 σελίδες
...summit of the earth ; giving tbe feeble arm of man the momratum of an Afrite; commanding tufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced water...means of dispensing with that time and tide which weit for miman, and of sailing without that wind which defied tbe commands and threats of Xerxes himself.... | |
 | Dominique François J. Arago - 1839 - 290 σελίδες
...See Lord Jeffrey's Notice of Mr. Watt's character, given in the Appendix.—TR . Afrite—commanding manufactures to arise, as the rod of the prophet produced...dispensing with that time and tide which wait for no man—and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself. This... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 576 σελίδες
...the earth — giving " the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite — commanding manu" factures to arise as the rod of the prophet produced water...and of sailing without that wind which defied the " command and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the " elements — this abridger... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 574 σελίδες
...the earth — giving " the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite — commanding rnanu" factures to arise as the rod of the prophet produced water...and of sailing without that wind which defied the " command and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the •' elements — this abridger... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 σελίδες
...treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth ; giving the feeble arm of man the momentum of an Afrite ; commanding manufactures to arise, as the...means of dispensing with that time and tide which VOL iy. x wait for no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of... | |
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Watt, the man whose genius discovered the means of multiplying our national resources to a degree perhaps beyond his own stupendous powers of calculation and combination ; bringing the treasures of the abyss to the summit of the earth ; giving the feeble... 
