 | 1808 - 356 pages
...in the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility. And while we were putting off from the wharf, which...compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. Having employed much time and money and zeal in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will you,... | |
 | 1833 - 480 pages
...persons in the city who believed that the boat would move one mile an hour or be of the least utility. And while we were putting off from the wharf, which...compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. Having employed much time and money and zeal, in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will you,... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 552 pages
...the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility ; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. " Having employed much time, and money, and zeal, in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 928 pages
...the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility ; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...number of sarcastic remarks. This is the way, you knew, in which ignorant men compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. " Having employed... | |
 | William Dunlap - 1834 - 450 pages
...thirty persons who believed that the boat would move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. "Having employed much time, and money, and zeal, in accomplishing this work, it gave me, as it will... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
...the city, who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility ; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...heard a number of sarcastic remarks. This is the way in which ignorant men compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. Having employed much time,... | |
 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1856 - 860 pages
...the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility ; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...heard a number of sarcastic remarks. This is the way in which ignorant men compliment what they call philcsophci-s and projectors. Having employed much... | |
 | 1841 - 604 pages
...the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or b« of the least utility ; and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...spectators, I heard a number of sarcastic remarks. Having employed much time, money, and zeal, in accomplishing this work, it gives me, as it will give... | |
 | 1828 - 462 pages
...hour, or be of the least utility. And while we were putting off from the wharf, which was crow (led with spectators, I heard a number of sarcastic remarks:...know, in which ignorant men compliment what they call pliilosophcrs and projectors. nleasure to see h so fully answer my expectations. It will rive a cheap... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pages
...in the city who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility, and while we were putting off from the wharf, which...heard a number of sarcastic remarks. This is the way in which ignorant men compliment what they call philosophers and projectors. " Having employed much... | |
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The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully proved. The morning I left New York, there were not perhaps thirty persons in the city, who believed that the boat would ever move one mile an hour, or be of the least utility ; and while we were putting... 
