"Divergency" Quotes from Famous Books
... between the metals has been effected by depriving silver of its legal-tender function, as the want of accord between the clocks was brought about by depriving the silver clock of a portion of its motive power—the weights. The only thing that has prevented a greater divergency between the metals is the limited coinage by the United States—the single weight that, withheld from the gold clock, prevented ... — American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4) - Studies In American Political History (1897) • Various |