 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...utility, he should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its actions were so regulated as to make it capable of being applied...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious... | |
 | Hugues Charles S. Cassal, Théodore Karcher - 1876 - 312 pages
...structure or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 328 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
 | Historical reader - 1880 - 212 pages
...'structure or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so 'regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable 'contrivance, it has become a thing 'stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the... | |
 | Alexander Falconer Murison - 1882 - 448 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
 | Mathew Wilson - 1884 - 294 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be .described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility— for the prodigious... | |
 | Great Britain - 1884 - 370 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at •defiance. By his admirable contrivance it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 328 pages
...or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. 3. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
 | 1899 - 206 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...the finest and most delicate manufactures, and its powers so increased as to set weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivances it has... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1896 - 532 pages
...structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable...weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious... | |
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We have said that Mr. Watt was the great Improver of the steamengine ; but, in truth, as to all that is admirable in its structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so... 
