Furnace

Furnace

A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven.

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Famous quotes containing the word furnace:

    What the hammer?What the chain?
    In what furnace was thy brain?
    What the anvil?What dread grasp
    Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
    William Blake (1757–1827)

    A man may take care of a furnace for twenty-five years and still forget to duck his head when he starts going down the cellar stairs.
    Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

    A sumptuous dwelling the rich man hath.
    And dainty is his repast;
    But remember that luxury’s prodigal hand
    Keeps the furnace of toil in blast.
    Mary Elizabeth Hewitt (b.1818)