La Belle Assemblée,  1 (1806), 382.

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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