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... The Quarterly Review - Sayfa 543editör: - 1820Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
| Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 sayfa
...Franklin thus addressed the presiding officer : — " How has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 sayfa
...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 to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1890 - 712 sayfa
...now 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 to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 sayfa
...and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 sayfa
...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 to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| Francis Newton Thorpe - 1893 - 540 sayfa
...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 to illuminate our understandings? lu the beginning of the contest with Britain, when wo were sensible of danger,... | |
| United States. Constitutional Convention, James Madison - 1893 - 402 sayfa
...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, to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
| Israel Smith Clare - 1893 - 766 sayfa
...ready to separate without accomplishing the great objects of our meeting, that we hare not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we... | |
| Walter Raleigh Houghton - 1893 - 1072 sayfa
...the Fedoral convention ho gave the following reason: " How has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding-*? Tho longer I live the more convincing proofs I see uf this truth, that God governs... | |
| Erastus Howard Scott - 1893 - 412 sayfa
...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, to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
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