 | 1878 - 720 oldal
...dollar. — This was an expression used by Washington Irving, in his "Creole Village." He styles the coin "the Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land." Can't hold a candle to him. — This phrase is from the writings of John Byron, who says, in his rhymes... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 488 oldal
...into granite stores. The trees under which they have been born, and have played in infancy, nourish undisturbed ; though, by cutting them down, they might...devotees in these peculiar villages ; and unless some of its missionaries penetrate there, and erect banking-houses and other pious shrines, there is no knowing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1883 - 358 oldal
...turning them into granite stores. The trees, under which they have been born and have played in infancy, flourish undisturbed ; though, by cutting them down,...devotees in these peculiar villages ; and unless some of its missionaries penetrate there, and erect banking houses and other pious shrines, there is no knowing... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 oldal
...Free-livers on a small scale, who are prodigal within the compass of a guinea. The Stout Gentleman. The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal...seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages.1 The Creole Village. SIR WFP NAPIER. 1785-1860. Napoleon's troops fought in bright fields,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1884 - 442 oldal
...turning them into granite stores. The trees under which they have been born, and have played in infancy, flourish undisturbed ; though, by cutting them down,...throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees ill these peculiar villages; and unless some of ita missionaries penetrate there, and erect bankinghouses... | |
 | Titbits - 1884 - 376 oldal
...term " almighty dollar," seems to have been Washington Irving, who, in his " Creole Village," says : " The almighty dollar, that great object of universal...have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages." 478. — What was the origin of the phrase "Enough to poison a north country chemist " ? The first... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 720 oldal
...the god of our time, and Rothschild is his prophet. 3612 Heine : Wit, Wisdom, and Pathos. Lutetia. The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal...have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages. 3613 Washington Irving : The Creole Village. Genius scorns the power of gold: it is wrong. Gold is... | |
 | Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland - 1889 - 568 oldal
...talk which, when it comes to likings and dislikings, might last to ' almighty crack.' " — My Norcl. "The ' almighty dollar,' that great object of universal...have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages." — Washington Iruing: Crsolt V ilia gc. Almyra, an Anglo-Indian word for a chest of drawers, derived... | |
 | Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland - 1889 - 578 oldal
...which, when it comes ^to likings and dislikings, might last to ' ahmghty crack.1 " — My Novel. "The l almighty dollar,' that great object of universal devotion...no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages."— Washington Irving: Creole Village. Almyra, an Anglo-Indian word for a chest of drawers, derived from... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 656 oldal
...cometh nigh, The brief day's close. [Continued from Volume IV., page 490.] FROM "THE CREOLE VILLAGE." The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land. WASHINGTON IRVING. 1783-1859. A VOW, IJT "THE LIBERATOR," VOL. L, NO. 1. 1831. I will be as harsh as... | |
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In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages... 
