 A CENTURY OF THE NAMES AND SCANTLINGS OF SUCH INVENTIONS, as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected which (my former notes being lost) I have, at the instance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the year 1655 to set these down...  Inventors and inventions - Page 213by Henry Dircks - 1867Full view - About this book
 | 1791 - 406 pages
...book, intitled, " A Century of the *' Names and Scantlings of fuch In" ventions as I can at prefent call to " mind to have tried and perfected, " which (my former notes being loft) " I have, at the inftance of a powerful " friend, endeavoured now, in the year *' 1655, to fet... | |
 | William Seward - 1798 - 516 pages
...a little book intitled, " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of " fuch Inventions as at prefent I can call to " mind to have tried and perfected, which (my " former Notes being loft) I have, at the in" fiance of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now cc (the year 1655) to fet down... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 pages
...Worcester, in the year 1655. And an account of it was printed in a little book, intitled, A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions as at .present I can call to mind, &c.; in the year 1663. In the 68th article of that work,' the marquis describes the invention in the... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 pages
...that aera, dying in 1667, after he had published the following amazing piece of folly: " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as...sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in Practice*." 4 [At the close of the index to hia Century of Scantlings, the marquis desists from giving any farther... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 468 pages
...aera, dying in 1667, after he had published the following amazing piece of folly : 6 «' A Century of the names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as...may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in Practice.7 Artis et Nature proles." V * r' [Men of skill in mechanics will be likely to smile at lord... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 434 pages
...that aera, dying in 1667, after he had published the following amazing piece of folly: " A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as...of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now in the Year l655, to set these down in such a Way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in Practice... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...makes the soul to smart, And is the cause of his own lust, That commits adultery in his heart. CENTURY OF THE NAMES AND SCANTLINGS Of such inventions, as...of a powerful friend, endeavoured now, in the year 1 655, to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in practice.... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 600 pages
...makes the soul to smart, And is the cause of his own lust, That commits adultery in his heart. CENTURY OF THE NAMES AND SCANTLINGS Of such inventions, as...instruct me to put any of them in practice. , -Artis 4" naturce proles. LI. ml.. n, printed by J. Grismond in 1663. Twenty-fours, containing ninetycue pages.... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 574 pages
...Pope.Vhead Alley, and at the Exchange, 1655. Quarto, containing twenty-two pages - - - -390 A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as...of a powerful Friend, endeavoured now, in the Year 1635, to ье1 these down in such a Way as may sufficiently instruct me to put any of them in Practice.... | |
 | 1810 - 578 pages
...notes being lost, I have, at the instance of a powerful friend, endeavoured now, in the year 1635, to set these down in such a way as may sufficiently...instruct me to put any of them in practice. •Artis 4- natura: proles. London, printed by .1. Griemond in 1663. Twenty-four», containing ninetyone pages.... | |
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