 The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress their contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment by a vulgar astonishment, which deprived them of the power of utterance, till the triumph of genius...  The Life of Robert Fulton - Page 169de Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 371 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1839 - 134 pages
...wharf and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress the contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment, by a vulgar astonishment which... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 pages
...silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment, which deprived them of the power VOYAGE TO ALBANY. 489 of utterance, till the triumph of Genius extorted...which crowded the shores, shouts and acclamations of congratulations and applause." Though her performance far exceeded the expectations of his friends,... | |
 | 1832 - 602 pages
...wharf and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to suppress the coniemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for a moment, by a vulgar astonishment which... | |
 | 1839 - 272 pages
...wharf, and gained her speed : his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder : the jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule and rude jokes, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment,... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
...the wharf and gained her speed, and his complacent expression gradually stiffened into one of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause. The boat had not been long under way, when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. Though her performance so far exceeded the... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1841 - 538 pages
...wharf, and gained her speed ; his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause.' The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle-floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | John Scott Russell - 1841 - 400 pages
...wharf, and gained her speed—his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause." The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | 1841 - 542 pages
...wharf, and gained her speed ; his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor...congratulation and applause.' The boat had not been long under way when Fulton ordered her engine to be stopped. The paddle-floats were too deeply immersed... | |
 | 1849 - 274 pages
...had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment which deprived them of the power of utterance, till the triumph extorted, from the incredulous multitude which crowded the shores, shouts and acclamations of congratulation... | |
 | History - 1849 - 270 pages
...schemes, changed the expression of his features as the boat moved from the wharf and gained her speed: the jeers of the ignorant, who had neither sense nor feeling enough to repress their contemptuous ridicule, were silenced for the moment by a vulgar astonishment which deprived... | |
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