 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 страници
...at such a time', the whole country perceived with delight', and the whole world', with admiration'. He smote the rock of the national resources', and...revenue gushed forth'. He touched the dead corpse of the publick credit', and it sprang upon its feet*. The fabled birth of Minerva', from the brain of... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 636 страници
...at such a time, the whole country perceived with delight, and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove,... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1839 - 384 страници
...place, at such a time, the whole country perceived with delight and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue burst forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1859 - 872 страници
...this report and the system founded upon it, that Mr. W'ebster alluded when he said of Hamilton : — "He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue burst forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." * » Webster's... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 634 страници
...place, at such a time, the whole country perceived with delight and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove,... | |
 | Henry Augustus Boardman - 1852 - 102 страници
...time when her advocates were patriots and sages." Mr. Webster himself once beautifully said of him, " He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva from the brain of Jove,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1853
...place, at such a time, the whole country perceived with delight and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet . The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 640 страници
...place, at such a time, the whole country perceived with delight and the whole world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 234 страници
...credit, at a time when it was so much needed, he illustrated his subject with that memorable figure : ' He smote the rock of the national' resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth :' and as Mr. Webster said this, he brought his right hand down upon the table, to enforce the simile... | |
 | 1854 - 456 страници
...General Hamilton and the system founded upon it, that Mr. Webster alluded when he said of Hamilton : " He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue burst forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit and it sprang upon its feet."* This great... | |
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He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of public credit, and it sprang upon its feet. 
