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" ... stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, — for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin,... "
The Literary and Scientific Class Book: Embracing the Leading Facts and ... - Page 55
by Levi Washburn Leonard - 1830 - 320 pages
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 12

Europe - 1823 - 946 pages
...the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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...
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The Youth's magazine, or Evangelical miscellany

1842 - 634 pages
...most delicate manufactures ; and its power so increased, as to set weight and solidity at defiance. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin, or...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,...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease and precision and ductility with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 5

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

Early English newspapers - 1819 - 780 pages
...the prodigious power which it cau exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant that can pick up a pin or rend an oak is аа nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses...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 Quarterly Journal, Volume 8

1820 - 450 pages
...the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it; draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as a gossamer, and lift a ship of...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 6

1820 - 496 pages
...the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary, Volume 4

Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...the prodigious powers which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which they can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk...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,...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 4

Great Britain - 1820 - 494 pages
...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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