 | William Dawbarn - Conduct of life - 1871 - 296 pages
...watch-maker told me that a gentleman had put an exquisite watch into his hands, that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made....twenty times. No manner of defect was to be discovered ; yet the watch went intolerably. At last it struck him, that possibly the balance-wheel might have... | |
 | Churches of Christ - 1873 - 878 pages
...watchmaker told me that a gentleman had put an exquisite watch into his hands which went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made. Ho took it to pieces, and put it together again twenty times. No manner of defect was to be discovered,... | |
 | E S. P - 1874 - 588 pages
...exquisite watch into his hands that went irregularly: it was as perfect a piece of work as ever was made. He took it to pieces and put it together again twenty times ; no matter of defect was to bo discovered, and the watch went imtolerably. fumes, but it cannot pour forth... | |
 | Peter Mere Latham - 1878 - 630 pages
..."A watchmaker told me that a gentleman put an exquisite watch into his hands that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made....watch went intolerably. At last it struck him that the balance wheel might have been near a magnet. On applying a needle to it, he found his suspicions... | |
 | Peter Mere Latham - Clinical medicine - 1878 - 628 pages
...you:—"A watchmaker told me that a gentleman put an exquisite watch into his hands that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made....watch went intolerably. At last it struck him that the balance wheel might have been near a magnet. On applying a needle to it, he found his suspicions... | |
 | John Todd - 1882 - 996 pages
...piece of work as was ever made, lie took it to pieces, and put it together again, twenty times. Ifo manner of defect was to be discovered ; and yet the...intolerably. At last it struck him, that possibly the balanoo-wheel might have been near a magnet : on applving a needle to it, he found his suspicions true... | |
 | Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 pages
...watchmaker told me that a gentleman had put an exquisite watch into his hands which went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made....possibly the balance-wheel might have been near a magnet ; on applying a needle to it he found his suspicions true : here was all the mischief; the still... | |
 | Johanne Lohse - Women - 1884 - 152 pages
...exquisite watch into his hands that went irregularly ; it was as perfect a piece of work as ever was made. He took it to pieces and put it together again twenty times ; no matter of defect was to be discovered, and yet the watch went intolerably. At last it struck him that... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - Success - 1897 - 392 pages
...watch-maker said that a gentleman had put into his hands an exquisite watch that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made....pieces and put it together again twenty times. No defect was to be discovered ; and yet the watch went intolerably. At last it struck him, that possibly... | |
 | Arminianism - 1820 - 980 pages
...watch-maker told me that a gentleman had put an exquisite watch into his hands, that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made. He took it ID pieces and put it together again twenty times. No manner of delect was to be discovered, and yet... | |
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A watchmaker told me that a gentleman had put an exquisite watch into his hands, that went irregularly. It was as perfect a piece of work as was ever made. He took it to pieces and put it together again twenty times. No manner of defect was to be discovered,... 
