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...up our beautiful inlaid fur- niture for the mere value of the wood and the metal. The fact is, society wants to change its skin. Everything is being ... ...e gases, nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen, and another simple substance, non-metallic and solid, carbon. Inorganic nature, on the contrary, so simple, d... ...mposed many substances hitherto considered simple; I have discov- ered new metals. Why!” he continued, noticing that his wife wept, “I have even decom... ...the expres- sion of his face rose by degrees to inspiration. “I shall make metals,” he cried; “I shall make diamonds, I shall be a co- worker with Nat... ...nditioned, the Absolute, scarcely a hair’s breadth inter- venes. To gasify metals, I only need to find the means of submitting them to intense heat in... ... into crystals—” “Ah! is that how it would be?” said Lemulquinier, contem- plating his master with admiration. “Now here,” continued Balthazar, after ...

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...ir places in perfect order, and correctly named, divided into inflammable, metallic, and lithoid minerals. How well I knew all these bits of science! ... ...e protected from the least grain of dust; and met- als, from iron to gold, metals whose current value altogether disappeared in the presence of the re... ...ody of this earth must exist there in a state of incandescent gas; for the metals that most resist the action of heat, gold, and platinum, and the har... ...ble limit, instead of rising to such a point as to fuse the most infusible metals?” As my uncle was now taking his stand upon hypotheses, of course, t... ...heit measurement. (T r.) 33 Jules Verne was composed of a great number of metals, such as potas- sium and sodium, which have the peculiar property of... ... devise a remedy. These reflections came into my mind whilst I was contem- plating the mineral wealth stored up in this portion of the globe. These no...

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...hat supported me was smooth, polished, without scales. The blow produced a metallic sound; and, incredible though it may be, it seemed, I might say, a... ...00 Leagues Under the Sea “We shall see,” said Conseil. The dishes, of bell metal, were placed on the table, and we took our places. Undoubtedly we had... ...Ned Land roared. Just then a noise was heard outside. Steps sounded on the metal flags. The locks were turned, the door opened, and the steward appear... ...s frigate? Was it unintentionally that your cannon-balls rebounded off the plating of my vessel? Was it unintentionally that Mr. Ned Land struck me wi... ...rine works, the work- man, clad in an impervious dress, with his head in a metal helmet, receives air from above by means of forc- ing pumps and regul... ...es. There remained nothing more to be done but to enclose our heads in the metal box. But, before proceeding to this operation, I asked the Captain’s ...

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...o an open 80 The War in the Air balcony and a light ladder and gallery of metal, lattice over- hanging, empty space. Bert followed his leader down to... ...burg alloy, German steel as it was called, the toughest and most resistant metal in the world. There was no lack of space. Space did not matter, so lo... ...rs; above 93 H G Wells these one could go up into remarkable little white-metal tur- rets with big windows and airtight double doors that enabled one... ...d-air knapsack and its helmet were of an alloy of aluminium and some light metal. “We can go all over the inside netting and stick up bullet holes or ... ...s of their hard day’s retreat upon her. As Bert saw her, she seemed a mere metal- worker’s fantasy of frozen metal writhings. He could not tell part f... ...ngle in the sight of all evil-doers who might be hiding matches or contem- plating any kindred disobedience. Bert saw the man stand- ing, a living, re... ...Several of the crew of the airship were standing about in silence, contem- plating the wreckage and the empty wilderness into which they had fallen. O... ...omething,” he said. He turned towards the trees, and was presently contem- plating the dead aeronaut again. The kitten he held com- panionably against...

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... were comfortable things to see in conjunction with the toll- keeper; also his brisk wakefulness was excellent company when he rattled the change of h... ...dfather before him.’ Says Chips, ‘I like the copper, and I like the nails, and I don’t mind the pot, but I don’t like the rat.’ Says the Devil, fierce... ... so forgot- ten, except by the few people who ever look down into them from their smoky windows. As I stand peeping in through the iron gates and rail... ...bard-street, it gives one as good as a rich feeling to think of the broad counters with a rim along the edge, made for telling money out on, the scale... ...ular chalk-marks are, all round.’ Monster looks at its work, and lifting its ponderous head, replies, ‘I don’t particularly want to do it; but if it m... ...acks of Numbers five, six, and seven, being much fresher than the stale splashes on their legs.) Charles Dickens 292 These engaging gentry a Police-c...

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...n clock tick distinctly, in pul- sating beats, as though a little heart of metal behind the dial had been started into sudden palpitation. “A gunboat!... ...ds, sitting in a row on the stern settee, looked very splendid with costly metals and flawed jewels. The talk conducted with hearty friendship on Ling... ...rm flitted here and there in the night or stood for hours, silent, contem- plating the sombre glimmer of the lagoon. Mr. Travers’ eyes accustomed grad... ...the glare heading for the strip of coral beach dazzling like a crescent of metal raised to a white heat. They landed. Gravely, Jorgenson opened above ...

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... carve in copper, paint carriages, blow glass, corrode the diamond, polish metals, turn marble into leaves, labor on pebbles, deck out thought, tinge,... ...nt say, fallen from the celestial spheres, if he amused himself by contem- plating the motions of this secondary life of Paris, of which here is one o...

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...ng the evening by his wife. To his dinner probably. But a man busy contem- plating the wreckage of his past in the dawn of new hopes cannot be hungry ... ...ing connected with some vague talis- manic properties of the little bit of metal, and the still more hazy but terrible notion of some bad Djinns and h... ...several men, the occasional light tinkling of some ornaments, the clink of metal scabbards, or of brass siri-vessels passed from hand to hand, was aud...

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...ciation of currency’, paper, bullion, rates of exchange, value of precious metals in the market, and so forth; but looking down at the little chair, a... ...TRODUCTION TO A NEW SCENE MRS PIPCHIN’S CONSTITUTION was made of such hard metal, in spite of its liability to the fleshly weaknesses of standing in n... ...orthy old lady dark- ened the audience-chamber where Mr Dombey was contem- plating the vacant arm-chair of his son and heir. ‘Mrs Pipchin,’ said Mr Do...

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...g composition to keep her bottom clean with the smooth cleanness of yellow metal sheeting. After a spell of a few weeks at sea, an iron ship begins to... ...ess which seems wrought and hammered into that assemblage of iron ribs and plating, of wood and steel and can- vas and wire, which goes to the making ...

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...ciation of currency’, paper, bullion, rates of exchange, value of precious metals in the market, and so forth; but looking down at the little chair, a... ...TRODUCTION TO A NEW SCENE MRS PIPCHIN’S CONSTITUTION was made of such hard metal, in spite of its liability to the fleshly weaknesses of standing in n... ...orthy old lady dark- ened the audience-chamber where Mr Dombey was contem- plating the vacant arm-chair of his son and heir. ‘Mrs Pipchin,’ said Mr Do... ...haracter to admiration; and the long plateau of precious 516 Dombey & Son metal frosted, separating him from Mrs Dombey, whereon frosted Cupids offer... ...yed over and over again, until his ruddy and serene face gleamed like true metal on the anvil of a veritable blacksmith. In fine, the violoncello and ...

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...s in my watch case or the bottom of the shaving pot, which is fortunately of metal. When I went into the dining room, breakfast was pre pared, but ... ...ck eyebrows that met over the nose now seemed like a heaving bar of whitehot metal. With a fierce sweep of his arm, he hurled the woman from him, and ... ...usted mortar, and rusty, dank iron, and tarnished brass, and clouded silver plating gave back the feeble glimmer of a candle, the effect was more mis... ... that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal, he made assurance of Lucy’s coffin. Another search in his bag, and... ...arge drawer, in which were arranged in order a number of hollow cylinders of metal covered with dark wax, and said, “You are quite right. I did not... ... so that I might be as free as possible, and began to read. I put the forked metal to my ears and listened. When the terrible story of Lucy’s death,...

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...d, and yet rigid 110 The Light That Failed As though a shell of burnished metal frigid, Her feet thick-shod to tread all weakness down.’ There was no... ...bogie trucks running before the locomotive were completely covered in with plating, except that the leading one was pierced in front for the muzzle of...

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...ss of the nights certainly suited George. He was saved even the sight of a metalled road, which, as presumably leading to business, wakes de- sire in ... ... the emergency speed of the Cyclonic! The eye detects no joint in her skin plating save the sweep- ing hair-crack of the bow-rudder—Magniac’s rudder t... ...t the paralysis of your en- gines was due to complete magnetization of all metallic parts. Low-flying planes often “glue up” when near the Magnetic Po... ...ng cannon for hail storms, swivel mounted, bow or stern. Propeller blades: metal, tungsten backed; paper-mache wire stiffened; ribbed Xylonite (Nickso...

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...istcoat and his cap. He stood bare-headed in his shirt and braces, contem- plating the tree. “What am I to put it in?” he queried. He picked up the tr... ... just to complain of their freakish, unusual characters. Only en masse the metal is all Britannia. In an ugly little mining town we find the odd ones ... ...ons. Aaron came forward and examined the orders, one after the other. Just metal playthings of curious shiny silver and gilt and enamel. Heavy the Bri... ... enamel. Heavy the British one—but only like some heavy buckle, a piece of metal merely when one turned it over. Somebody dropped the Italian cross, a... ...opped the Italian cross, and there was a moment of horror. But the lump of metal took no hurt. Queer to see the things stowed in their boxes again. Aa... ...rations as shining by nature on the breasts of heroes. Pinned-on pieces of metal were a considerable come-down. The orders were put away, the party sa...

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...able substance enough; very hard too sometimes, and often heavy; there was metal in it, both lead and iron. Let the idealists, the dreamers about eart... ...hough shrewd upper lip, no coward shame on her austere forehead! “There is metal there,” I said, as I gazed. “Would that there were fire also, living ... ...ed as valid her claim to be considered one of themselves; but ere long the plating of pretension wore off, the real material appeared be- low, and the...

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...saddle was of red leather; the head-stall, the bit, and buck- les, all the metal work, of virgin silver. Well, there was a ceremony in the Monterey Mi... ...of iron knives upon the tin plates was as the reverberation of hail upon a metal roof. The ploughmen rinsed their throats with great draughts of wine,... ...d of hob-nailed boots, the walls marred by the friction of heavy things of metal. Strangely enough, Annixter’s clothes were disposed of on the single ... ...ed all around her thick, moist hair, lambent, beautiful, a sheen of almost metallic lustre, and reflected itself upon her wet lips, moving with the wo... ...ugh his nostrils with a prolonged, vibrating snort. The click and clink of metal work was incessant, the machines throwing off a continual rattle of w... ... that he had a recipe for a “fertiliser” from Solotari that would take the plating off the ladle. He left him wrangling with Caraher, who still persis...

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...w as Severus; besides a great deal of the heathen my- thology, and all the metals, semi-metals, planets, and distinguished philosophers.” “Very true i... ... as fast as possible; and to poor Miss Crawford, who had just been contem- plating the dismal rain in a very desponding state of mind, sighing over th...

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...d at himself in the glass over an old clock of the Empire, and was contem- plating the general effect, when the rustle of her silk skirt an- nounced t... ...ty school of Raphael; but the execution was in the style of the Florentine metal workers—the school created by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Benv... ... of four years’ study and toil. He has served as ap- prentice to founders, metal-casters, and goldsmiths.—There he has paid away thousands and hundred... ...uld be made if one of them would buy or even look at the wretched piece of metal. The poor fellow is sure that it might be mistaken for old work, and ... ...with a smile, “you have been too much in the wars; and of the two forms of metal that may be earned by worshiping the god of trade, you have taken the...

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... on a broad pavesse, or buckler, of un- usual size, and covered with steel-plating, which Richard often used in reconnoitring, or actually storming fo... ...w a steel mace held by one of the attendants, the handle being of the same metal, and about an inch and a half in diameter. This he placed on a block ... ...rked with ten millions of meandering lines, which showed how anxiously the metal had been welded by the armourer. Wielding this weapon, apparently so ...

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..., as Mr. Pickwick leaned over the balustrades of Rochester Bridge, contem plating nature, and waiting for breakfast. The scene was in deed one which... ... a motion of the hand, indicative of a strong desire to hurl the Britannia metal tea pot at the head of the visitor. ‘Pleasantry, sir!—But—no, I will...

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...so of mahogany, that carpet, bought at a bargain, beneath the table, those metal lamps, that wretched paper with its red border, those execrable engra... ...Flavie about this; wait till she speaks to you. Lis- ten to me; I’m of the metal that makes ministers; I do not seek to obtain Celeste until I deserve... ..., flanked by four viands mounted on old hot-water chafing-dishes, with the plating worn off. At 88 The Lesser Bourgeoisie this particular dinner (aft...

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...ing her as his equal in passion 66 Beauchamp’s Career and courage, not as metal ready to run into the mould under temporary stress of fire. Even late... ...to believe in him and second him blindly, as true love should; and contem- plating one so brave, far-sighted, and self-assured, her deter- mination se... ...ks, that she had previously half smiled at, came across her memory hard as metal. She began to feel some terror of him, and said, to reassure herself:...

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...in my ugliness as if I were only lead; but I am so many ounces of precious metal worth so much an ounce;—wouldn’t you like to melt me down?’ A corpule... ...ghts and puffs, and Wegg lights and puffs. ‘And there’s alloy even in this metal of yours, Mr Wegg, you was remarking?’ ‘Mystery,’ returns Wegg. ‘I do... ...inking and gleaming and twinkling out of a hundred of those eyes of bright metal, at the dazzled spectators. The artistic taste of some unknown hatter... ...nderstand your new-born boldness. I see the brass un- derneath your silver plating. Yo u have got Your nose out of joint. Knowing that you’ve nothing ...

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...avy chain, and shut up like a bite. I had never, at that time, seen such a metallic lady altogether as Miss Murdstone was. She was brought into the pa... ...ight have known you couldn t do it. Now, somebody was unsteadily contem- plating his features in the looking-glass. That was I too. I was very pale ... ...ice, and burning up over a slow fire; the palms of my hands, hot plates of metal which no ice could cool! But the agony of mind, the remorse, and sham...

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... human bones, strange instruments, arms and utensils of all kinds, made of metal, or destined for purposes unknown to the present race. The Indians of... ... human bones, strange instruments, arms and utensils of all kinds, made of metal, or destined for purposes unknown to the present race. The Indians of... ...er. A sort of barbarous luxury set off the costume of the Indian; rings of metal were hanging from her nostrils and ears; her hair, which was adorned ... ...l created things, expects no other recompense than the pleasure of contem- plating it. I do not believe that interest is the sole motive of religious ...

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... tools. The different op- erations into which the making of a pin, or of a metal button, is subdivided, are all of them much more simple, and the dext... ... by irresistible reasons to give the preference, for this em- ployment, to metals above every other commodity. Metals can not only be kept with as lit... ... two or three sheep. If, on the contrary, instead of sheep or oxen, he had metals to give in 27 Adam Smith exchange for it, he could easily proportio... ...Adam Smith exchange for it, he could easily proportion the quantity of the metal to the precise quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occas... ...e quantity of the commodity which he had immediate occasion for. Different metals have been made use of by different nations for this purpose. Iron wa... ...s accidents by sea and by land, the continual waste of them in gilding and plating, in lace and embroidery, in the wear and tear of coin, and in that ... ...am alone, the quantity of gold and silver annually employed in gilding and plating, and thereby disqualified from ever afterwards appearing in the sha...

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... and smote with the rubbing stroke that brings out the full thunder of the metal. Long before the last rumble ceased every night-gong in the village h... ...th a wrench and a spasm. “In these cases—are you aware of this, Steam?—the plating at the bows, and particularly at the stern—we would also men- tion ... ...ck- ground was the dark-grained sides of the engine-room; his material the metals of power and strength, helped out with spars, baulks, and ropes. The... ... cold chisel into the cast-iron of the column, and a greasy, grey flake of metal flew from under the imprisoned foot of the con- necting-rod, while th... ...g is redhot, all because a lamp’s glare is reflected red from the twirling metal. He be- lieves that there are only two poets in the world; one being ... ... a construction-line. From the edge of his lawn he could trace the chaired metals falling away, rigid as a bowstring, into the valley of the Prest, st...

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... and smote with the rubbing stroke that brings out the full thunder of the metal. Long before the last rumble ceased every night- gong in the village ... ...en the last voice dropped Findlayson hurried over the bridge till the iron plating of the permanent way gave place to the temporary plank-walk over th...

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...s, which was driven by the extreme force of screws, the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal, and finding no room for a ne... ...se a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigne... ... its colour or weight: and it is probable, if any one knew all the properties that are by divers men known of this metal, there would be an hun- dred ... ...uth, stand for the ideas he has, and which he would express by them. A child having taken notice of nothing in the metal he hears called gold, but the... ...eculiar to each sort, and retaining a complex idea made up of those that are common to them all. To which the name metal being annexed, there is a gen... ... We advance not here, as in the other, (where our abstract ideas are real as well as nominal essences,) by contem- plating our ideas, and considering ...

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... rain. And I see a watchmaker’s with only three great pale watches of a dull metal hanging in his win dow, each in a separate pane.’ ‘Brother Francis... ...solation was pro vided in the form of three terrific urns or vases of white metal, containing nothing, each forming a breastwork for a defiant and ap... ...belt, and he calls it Play! Play!’ exclaimed Thomas Idle, scornfully contem plating his one boot in the air. ‘You can’t play. You don’t know what it... ...y shaft, and every horse, and every wheel as it would seem, the Gong donkey— metallically braying, when not struggling for life, or whipped out of the... ...olesome; the market people too. The town seems quite restored, when, hark! a metallic bray—The Gong donkey! The wretched animal has not cleared off wi...

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...length—one pair being placed above the other, and all thickly covered with metal scales; each scale apparently some ten or twelve feet in diameter. I ... ...t runs thus: “‘Four membranous wings covered with little colored scales of metallic appearance; mouth forming a rolled proboscis, pro- duced by an elo... ...or Pollock by the pound—but what else are we to infer from their continual plating about “sustained effort”? If, by “sus- tained effort,” any little g...

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...nybody would, who glanced at that broad-skirted green coat, with the large metal buttons, that its wearer seldom walked forth 78 Sketches by Boz with... ...ter of business, she was so friendly; and, then Miss Martin, after contem- plating the figure and general appearance of the young lady in service with...

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...nybody would, who glanced at that broad-skirted green coat, with the large metal buttons, that its wearer seldom walked forth 78 Sketches by Boz with... ...ter of business, she was so friendly; and, then Miss Martin, after contem- plating the figure and general appearance of the young lady in service with... ... with silver buttons; and possessing hair of nearly the same colour as the metal. After sundry praises from his mother, and various admonitions as to ...

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...ld do for them. Every man would not ring so well as that, if you tried his metal. Yo u would, Chettam; but not every man.” “I don’t know,” said Sir Ja... ... Too large for you to stir? Let but a flute Play ‘neath the fine-mixed metal listen close Till the right note flows forth, a silvery rill. ... ...nce in this case award death, there was no sin in contem- 640 Middlemarch plating death as the desirable issue—if he kept his hands from hastening it... ... was, for some minds, melted into the mass of mys- tery, as so much lively metal to be poured out in dialogue, and to take such fantastic shapes as he...