 | Richard Lovett - 1766 - 610 pages
...as a needle, and gilt .to prevent rufting, and from the foot of thofe Rods a wire down the outfide of the Building into the ground, or down round one of the Shrouds of a Ship, and down her fide till it reaches the Water ? Would not thefe pointed Rods probably draw the electrical Fire filently... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 pages
...of iron made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came nigh enough to... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1893 - 806 pages
...of iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came nigh enough to... | |
 | William Sturgeon - 1842 - 274 pages
...iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and from the foot of these rods, a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water. Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came near enough to... | |
 | 1842 - 748 pages
...made sharp as a needle, and gilt, to prevent rusting ; and from the foot of these rods, a wire down to the outside of the building into the ground, or down...her side till it reaches the water ? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came nigli enough... | |
 | 1856 - 606 pages
...iron made as sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting, and from the foot of those rods a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water ? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came nigh enough to... | |
 | Charles Barlow - 1772 - 496 pages
...iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and from the foot of these rods, a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water. Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came near enough to... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 644 pages
...iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and, from the foot of those rods, a wire down the outside of the building into the ground,...her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pomted rods probably draw the electrical ßre silently out of a cloud before it came nigh enough to... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 664 pages
...iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and, from the foot of those rods, a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and dawn her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 628 pages
...iron, made sharp as a needle, and gilt to prevent rusting ; and, from the foot of those rods, a irire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the skrouds of a ship, and down her side till it reaches the water? Would not these punted rods probably... | |
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... a wire down the outside of the building into the ground, or down round one of the shrouds of a ship, and down her side till it reaches the water? Would not these pointed rods probably draw the electrical fire silently out of a cloud before it came... 
