 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.  The Foundations of Rhetoric - Side 251af Adams Sherman Hill - 1892 - 337 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1831 - 248 sider
...immediately called him to that post, infinitely the most important, in the administration of the new system. He was made Secretary of the Treasury; and how he...corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.—The fabled birth of Minerva from the brain of Jove, was hardly more sudden, or more perfect... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 sider
...of such a place', at such a time', the whole country perceived with delight', and the whole world', with admiration'. He smote the rock of the national...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 Jove',... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 508 sider
...him to that post, which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system. He was made secretary of the treasury, and how he...touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it spnmg upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove, was hardly more sudden or... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1839 - 384 sider
...that post which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system.. He was secretary of the treasury ; and how he fulfilled 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... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 sider
...whole country saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and the abundant stream of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet. — Daniel Webster. GEORGE SELWYN'S BON-MOTS. We shall here quote some of the... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1859 - 872 sider
...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... | |
 | Joel Parker - 1853 - 84 sider
...thick darkness of parental distress." •(• Witness his tribute to the services of Hamilton: —" He was made Secretary of the Treasury; and how 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 was hardly more sudden or... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 sider
...country saw with admiration. He smote the rock' of the national resources, and the abundant stream of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet. — Daniel Webster. GEORGE SELWTN'S BON-MOTS. We shall here quote some of the... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 234 sider
...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 sider
...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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