The Flatting Mill, An Illustration, Written by William Cowper, Esq. (Not Inserted in His Work)
Anon
Genre: | Poetry, Extract |
Publications extracted: | William Cowper |
Subjects: | Technology, Industry |
'When a Bar of pure silver, or ingot of gold / Is sent to be flatten'd or wrought into length, / It is pass'd into cylinders often, and roll'd / In an engine of utmost mechanical strength'. |
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