...dinner in New York, and when he approached that passage in which he used the memorable words applied to Hamilton, " He smote the rock of the national resources and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth," etc., in making a gesture, the orator broke a drinking-glass and cut his finger, and as he slowly wrapped...

...unrivalled skill. The sentences of Daniel Webster upon Hamilton's financial ability arc worth quoting anew: "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." After six years' service,...

...such a time, the whole country perceived with delight, and the whole world saw with admiration. lie 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 birth of Minerva...

...than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter." FRANKLIN. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth." WEBSTER ON HAMILTON. " All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and...

...stood a tower of strength, "foursquare to all the winds that blew ; " how Chase, like Hamilton, again "smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth ; " how Seward held our foreign relations within the technical rules of international law, and Adams...

...kings and parliaments. If lue can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter." FKANKLIN. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue qushed forth." WEBSTER ON HAMILTON. . " All government — indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment,...

...scheme and its bearing on the public welfare, Daniel Webster, a half-century afterward, exclaimed : " He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth." Meanwhile the experiment was to be tried, and half the nation doubted its success. Jefferson honestly...

...seemed to remember, and Uncle Tom quoted Webster's famous words, from his eulogy on Hamilton in 1831 : " 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 sprung upon its feet." " That 's fine, is n't it...

...and best supply ! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly. i. POPE — Moral Essays. Ep. 3. L. 39. Who makes the He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. j. DANIEL WEBSTEK — Speech...

...Analysis. — This is a compound sentence because it is made up of independent clauses. 2. Hamilton smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. 3. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Independent...