"In other part stood one who, at the forge Labouring, two massy clods of iron and brass Had melted."

"I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, The whilst his iron did on the anvil cool."

"... a blast for the heavy work, / a quick breath for the light, all precisely gauged ..."

"Curs'd be that wretch (Death's factor sure) who brought Dire swords into the peaceful world, and taught Smiths (who b…"

"Come, see the Dolphin's anchor forged; 'tis at a white heat now: The billows ceased, the flames decreased; though on …"

"And the smith his iron measures hammered to the anvil's chime; Thanking God, whose boundless wisdom makes the flowers…"

"Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands: The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands…"

"As great Pythagoras of yore, Standing beside the blacksmith's door, And hearing the hammers, as they smote The anvils…"

"And he sang: "Hurra for my handiwork!" And the red sparks lit the air; Not alone for the blade was the bright steel m…"

"The paynefull smith, with force of fervent heat, The hardest yron soone doth mollify, That with his heavy sledge he c…"