 | Cadwallader David Colden - 1817 - 400 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...looked on the expensive machine, thanked his stars mat he had more wisdom than to waste his money on such idle schemes, changed the expression of his... | |
 | 1839 - 134 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who observed the experiment. 'J he minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...have been converted. The man who, while he looked upon the expensive machine had thanked his stars that he had more wisdom than to waste his money on... | |
 | Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 pages
...experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes — before the boat hud made the progress of a quarter of a mile, the greatest...features as the boat moved from the wharf and gained her speedi his complacent smile gradually stiffened into an expression of wonder — the jeers of the ignorant,... | |
 | 1832 - 602 pages
...exceed the surprise and admiration of all who observed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...have been converted. The man who, while he looked upon the expensive machine had thanked his stars that he had more wisdom than to waste his money on... | |
 | 1839 - 272 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes ; before the boat had...stars that he had more wisdom than to waste his money in such idle schemes, changed the expression of his features as the boat moved from the wharf, and... | |
 | 1839 - 532 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes ; before the boat had...on the expensive machine thanked his stars that he bad more wisdom than to waste his money in such idle schemes, changed the expression of his features... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...the boat moved from the wharf and gained her speed, and his complacent expression gradually stiffened into one of wonder. The jeers of the ignorant, who... | |
 | 1841 - 542 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...unbeliever must have been converted. The man who, whilst he looked on the expensive machine, thanked his stars that he had more wisdom than to waste... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1841 - 538 pages
...the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had...unbeliever must have been converted. The man who, whilst he looked on the expensive machine, thanked his stars that he had more wisdom than to waste... | |
 | W I. Bicknell - 1846 - 602 pages
...beginning of 1807. The first trip was eminently successful, every sceptic being converted inlo a believer before the boat had made the progress of a quarter of a mile. This vessel was named the Claremont, of a hundred and sixty tons burden, and which made her first voyage,... | |
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Nothing could exceed the surprise and admiration of all who witnessed the experiment. The minds of the most incredulous were changed in a few minutes. Before the boat had made the progress of a quarter of a mile, the greatest unbeliever must have been... 
