 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 strani
...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 abundant streams of revenue gushed forth'. He touched the dead corpse of the publick credit', and it sprang upon its feet*. The... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 636 strani
...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 gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet. The fabled... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 508 strani
...with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. 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 strani
...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...touched the dead 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,... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 strani
...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 best of Selwyn's witticisms... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 634 strani
...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 gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled... | |
 | Henry Augustus Boardman - 1852 - 102 strani
...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 streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. The fabled... | |
 | Joel Parker - 1853 - 82 strani
...with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of 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 was hardly more sudden or more perfect, than the... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 strani
...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 best of Selwyn's witticisms... | |
 | 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 streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet . The fabled... | |
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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 the Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet... 
