| Thomas Faulkner - Hammersmith (England) - 1839 - 486 pages
...mortifying sight. He showed his invention of writing, which was very ingenious ; also his woodcalendar which instructed him, all by feeling ; and other pretty and useful inventions of mills, and the pumps he had erected that serves water to his garden, and to passengers, with an inscription,... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulic machinery - 1842 - 608 pages
...mortifying sight. He shewed us his invention of writing, which was very ingenious, also his wooden kalender which instructed him all by feeling, and other pretty...inscription, and brings, from a filthy part of the Thames neere it, a most perfect and pure water. Ho had newly buried ,£200 worth of music books, six feet... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulics - 1842 - 638 pages
...mortifying sight. He shewed us his invention of writing, which was very ingenious, also his wooden kalender -which instructed him all by feeling, and other pretty...inscription, and brings, from a filthy part of the Thames neere it, a most perfect and pure water. He had newly buried d£200 worth of music books, six feet... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - Pumping machinery - 1846 - 646 pages
...his wooden kalender vhich instructed him all by feeling, and other pretty and useful inventions >f mills, pumps &c. and the pump he had erected that...with an inscription, and brings, from a filthy part )f the Thames neere it, a most perfect and pure water. He had newly Buried I'.'CHi worth of music books,... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - Pumping machinery - 1851 - 646 pages
...mortifying sight. He shewed us his inrention of writing, which was very ingenious, also his wooden kalender •which instructed him all by feeling, and other...inscription, and brings, from a filthy part of the Thames neere it, a most perfect and pure water. He had newly buried ¿£200 worth of music books, six feet... | |
| Thomas Ewbank - Pumping machinery - 1858 - 638 pages
...mortifying sight. He shewed us his invention of writing, which was very ingenious, also his wooden kalender which instructed him all by feeling, and other pretty and useful inventions of nulls, pumps &c. and the pump he had erected that serves water to his garden, and to passengers, with... | |
| John Timbs - Inventions - 1860 - 478 pages
...archbishop to Morland, "who was entirely blind — a very mortifying sight." Evelyn says : " He showed us his invention of writing, which was very ingenious...other pretty and useful inventions of mills, pumps, etc. ; and the pump he had erected, that serves water to his garden, and to passengers, with an inscription,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1865 - 556 pages
...Hammersmith to visit Sir Samuel Morland, who was entirely blind; a very mortifying sight. He showed me his invention of writing, which was very ingenious;...inscription, and brings from a filthy part of the Thames now near it, a most perfect and pure water. He had newly buried 200/. worth of music books, being,... | |
| Samuel Smiles - Steam-engines - 1865 - 560 pages
...Hammersmith to visit Sir Samuel Morland, who was entirely blind; a very mortifying sight. He showed me his invention of writing, which was very ingenious...passengers, with an inscription, and brings from a ftlthy part of the Thames now near it, a most perfect and pure water. He had newly buried 200/. worth... | |
| Charles Knight - Biography - 1867 - 540 pages
...Hammersmith to visit Sir Samuel Norland, who was entirely blind, a very mortifying tight. He showed us his invention of writing, which was very ingenious,...useful inventions of mills, pumps, &c., and the pump he hud erected, that serves water to his garden, and to passengers, with an inscription, and brings from... | |
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