 | 1884 - 934 páginas
...of our meeting, ^ve have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the great Father of Light to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britnin, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers, in this room, for divine protection.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 402 páginas
...dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light, to illuminate our understandings ? In the begindiplomatic service, being appointed successively... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 páginas
...first met. At the end of that time Franklin thus addressed the presiding officer : — " How has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection.... | |
 | 1889 - 990 páginas
...have not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers were heard, and they were graciously answered.... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 páginas
...to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying...Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers were heard, and they were graciously answered.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1890 - 712 páginas
...ready to separate without accomplishing the great object of our meeting, that we have hitherto not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection.... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 páginas
...the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection.... | |
 | 1892 - 702 páginas
...Convention of June 28, 1787, Benjamin Franklin made a similar motion, and said, addressing the President : " In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. ... I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1892 - 888 páginas
...dark to Hml political truth, un<l scarce able to dit<tingiiisli it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light« to illuiuinatc our understandings! In the. beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were... | |
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In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights... 
