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" For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes, we have machines and mechanic furtherances ; for mincing our cabbages — for casting us into magnetic sleep. We remove mountains, and make seas our smooth highway; nothing can resist us. We war with rude... "
Eliza Cook's journal - Page 107
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A series of lessons, in prose and verse, progessively arranged [ed.] by J.M ...

James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...finds a fleet fire-horse yoked in his stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam. We remove mountains, and make seas our smooth highway....resistless engines, come off always victorious, and ded with spoils. Edinburgh Review. A BOOK. I'M a strange contradiction ; I'm new and I'm old, I am...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review ...

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 520 pages
...Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam — the very brood hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...accessions have thus been made, and are still making, to Ihe physical power of mankind ; how much better fed, clothed, lodged, and, in all outward respects,...
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Selections from the Edinburgh Review: Comprising the Best ..., Volumes 3-4

Maurice Cross - 1835 - 920 pages
...Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam — the very brood hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...and make seas our smooth highway; nothing can resist cs. We war witli rude nature; and, by our resistless engines, come off always victorious, and loaded...
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The Presbyterian review and religious journal, Volume 16

1843 - 1068 pages
...stead. Kay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood hen is to be superseded. For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...sleep. We remove mountains, and make seas our smooth highways. Nothing can resist us. We war with rude nature; and by our resistless engines come off always...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Thomas Carlyle - 1845 - 594 pages
...stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood-hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...rude nature ; and, by our resistless engines, come oflT always victorious, and loaded with spoils. What wonderful accessions have thus been made, and...
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The Modern British Essayists: Carlyle, Thomas. Critical and miscellaneous essays

1852 - 590 pages
...stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood-hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...cabbages ; for casting us into magnetic sleep. We remove mountaius, and make seas our smooth highway; nothing can resist us. We war with rude nature ; and,...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1852 - 568 pages
...stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood-hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...machines and mechanic furtherances; for mincing our cabbage,g ; for casting us into magnetic sleep. We remove mountains, and make seas our smooth highway;...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Complete in One Volume

Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 604 pages
...stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood-hen is to be superseded ! es, or were worse off than now! History, as smoolh highway; nolhing can resist us. We war with rude nalure; and, by our resistless engines, come...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Thomas Carlyle - 1859 - 620 pages
...stead. Nay, we have an artist that hatches chickens by steam ; the very brood-hen is to be superseded ! For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes,...rude nature ; and, by our resistless engines, come on" always victorious, and loaded with spoils. What wonderful accessions have thus been made, and are...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays

Thomas Carlyle - 1873 - 582 pages
...For all earthly, and for some unearthly purposes, ire have machines and mechanic f url he ranees j for mincing our cabbages; for casting us into magnetic sleep. We remove mountains, and make seas on r smooth highway; nothins can resist us. We vtar with ru<]e ')i|"irf ? ""i*, fry our resistless...
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