 | James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...me the inside of his watch : and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring- box with...was that made the box turn round. He told me that it turned round by a steel spring within it. Having then never seen any other spring than that of my father's... | |
 | James Ferguson - Eclipses - 1823 - 406 pages
...was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put into my hands. I saw the spring-box with part of the chain round it, and asked him what...never seen any other spring than that of my father's gun lock, I asked how a spring within a box could turn the box so often round as to wind all the chain... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 484 pages
...stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and pui it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with pan of the chain round it ; and asked him what it was...Having then never seen any other spring than that of im father's gun-lock, I asked how a spring within a box could turn the box so often round as to wind... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Biography - 1832 - 336 pages
...me the inside of the watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with...turn round ? He told me that it was turned round by a steel-spring within it. Having then never seen any other spring than that of my father's gun-locks,... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1832 - 510 pages
...me the inside of his watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with part of the chain round it ; and asked him what4t was that made the box turn round ? He told me that it was turned round by a steel spring within... | |
 | Art - 1834 - 602 pages
...he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened it, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring-box, with part of the chain round it; and asked him what...never seen any other spring than that of my father's gun-luck, 1 asked how a spring within a buz could turn the box so often round as to wind all the chain... | |
 | Self-culture - 1840 - 298 pages
...me the inside of his watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with part of the chain around, it and asked him what it was that made the box turn round. He told me that it was turned round... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1842 - 516 pages
...me the inside of his watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with...round it ; and asked him what it was that made the _ box turn round ? He told me that it was turned round by a steel spring within it. Having then never... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1845 - 778 pages
...me the inside of his watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with part of the chain'round it ; and asked him what it was that made the box turn round ? He told me that it was turned... | |
 | Success - Conduct of life - 1851 - 362 pages
...immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hand. I saw the spring-box with part of the chain aronnd it, and asked him what it was that made the box turn round. He told me that it turned round by a steel spring within it. I asked how a spring within a box could turn the box so as... | |
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I saw the spring box, with part of the chain round it ; and asked him what it was that made the box turn round? He told me that it was turned round by a steel spring within it. Having then never seen any other spring than that of my father's... 
