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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. "
National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen ... - Page 154
by Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1862 - 488 pages
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A Memoir of the Life of Daniel Webster

Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - History - 1831 - 248 pages
...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...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...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...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 Jove',...
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Memoir of Samuel Slater: The Father of American Manufactures

George Savage White - Cotton growing - 1836 - 502 pages
...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...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, than the financial...
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Memoir of Samuel Slater: The Father of American Manufactures : Connected ...

George Savage White - Cotton - 1836 - 636 pages
...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 sprang upon its feet. The fabled birth of Minerva, from the brain of Jove, was hardly more sudden or...
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The Character of Thomas Jefferson: As Exhibited in His Own Writings

Theodore Dwight - History - 1839 - 384 pages
...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...
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The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk

Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1850 - 196 pages
...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...
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Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions, Volume 3

Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1859 - 872 pages
...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...
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Biographical memoir [by Edward Everett] and speeches on various occasions

Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 pages
...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...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 than the financial...
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A Discourse on the Life and Character of Daniel Webster

Henry Augustus Boardman - 1852 - 102 pages
...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...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 than the financial...
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The Works of Daniel Webster

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...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 than the financial...
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