 | 1878 - 1194 trang
...had been in session four or five weeks without making progress, Benjamin Franklin rose and said : " In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers were heard; and they were graciously answered I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the... | |
 | Edward Parsons - 1879 - 320 trang
...truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights...this room for the divine protection ! our prayers were heard, — and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must... | |
 | John Stevens C. Abbott - 1879 - 418 trang
...scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not yet hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father...of danger, we had daily prayers, in this room, for divine protection ! Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us, who... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1881 - 926 trang
...ready to separate without accomplishing the great objects of our meeting, that we have hitherto not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, •were heard, and graciously answered." He closed by saying,... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1883 - 612 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...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 were... | |
 | 1884 - 934 trang
...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. Our prayers, sir, were heard and graciously answered." And Franklin then moved that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1884 - 558 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 hitherto once thought pf humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the... | |
 | Robert L. Harford - 1885 - 304 trang
...forcibly reminds the convention of this truth, saying with much else that deserves to be engraven, "In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers were heard and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in this struggle must have... | |
 | George Morgan Browne - 1886 - 212 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...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.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 402 trang
...Assembly, groping 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 begindiplomatic service, being appointed successively... | |
| |
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... 
