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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. "
The Character of Thomas Jefferson: As Exhibited in His Own Writings - Page 222
by Theodore Dwight - 1839 - 371 pages
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A Memoir of the Life of Daniel Webster

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

Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...him to a post', infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system^. He was made Secretary of the Treasury'; and how he fulfilled the...country perceived with delight', and the whole world', with admiration'. He smote the rock of the national resources', and abundant streams of revenue gushed...
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Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 2

Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 764 pages
...post, which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system. He was made Secretary of the Treasury ; and how he fulfilled 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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Memoir of Samuel Slater: The Father of American Manufactures

George Savage White - Cotton - 1836 - 528 pages
...post, which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system. He was made secretary of the treasury, and how he fulfilled 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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The Companion: After-dinner Table-talk

Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1850 - 196 pages
...which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system. Hamilton was made secretary of the treasury; and how he fulfilled the...of such a place, at such a time, the whole country saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and the abundant stream of revenue...
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Biographical memoir [by Edward Everett] and speeches on various occasions

Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 pages
...to that post, which was far the most important in the administration of the new system. He was made Secretary of the Treasury ; and how he fulfilled 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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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 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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Daniel Webster as a Jurist: An Address to the Students in the Law School of ...

Joel Parker - Eulogies - 1853 - 84 pages
...darkness of parental distress." •(• Witness his tribute to the services of Hamilton: —" He was made Secretary of the Treasury; and how he fulfilled 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...
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The Works of Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster - 1853
...to that post, which was far the most important in the administration of the new system. He was made Secretary of the Treasury; and how he fulfilled 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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Table-talk on Books, Men, and Manners

Robert Conger Pell - Anecdotes - 1853 - 252 pages
...which was infinitely the most important in the administration of the new system. Hamilton was made secretary of the treasury; and how he fulfilled the...of such a place, at such a time, the whole country saw with admiration. He smote the rock' of the national resources, and the abundant stream of revenue...
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