 | Henry Brevoort Renwick, James Renwick - 1841 - 402 trang
...truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented, how it had happened that they had hitherto not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate their understandings ?" " We have been assured," said he, in continuation, " in the sacred writings,... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1843 - 866 trang
...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...to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning oi the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for... | |
 | 1845 - 732 trang
...as it were, in 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...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 trang
...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...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 trang
...as it were in 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 trang
...as it were in 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 trang
...as it were, in 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...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 trang
...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...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 trang
...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 trang
...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.... | |
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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, to illuminate our understandings... 
