 | 1845 - 732 páginas
...the dark to find political truth, and scarce abl« 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 Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1845 - 672 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 Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 páginas
...the 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 beginning of the contest with Britain, when we... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 páginas
...the 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 beginning of the contest with Britain, when we... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 páginas
...the 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...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, and when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection.... | |
 | Joseph Alden - 1848 - 156 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...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,... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - 1849 - 178 páginas
...Franklin introduced a motion for daily prayers. " In the beginning of the contest with Britain," says he, "when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers...Sir, were heard and they were graciously answered. AH of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must have observed frequent instances of a superintending... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1850 - 882 páginas
...and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have cot hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father...understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, and when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection.... | |
 | James McFarlane Mathews - 1851 - 286 páginas
...truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we havenot hitherto once thought of humbly 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,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 páginas
...not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understanding ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine proteetion. Our prayers, Sir, were heard, — and they were graciously answered. All of us who 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... 
