 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1877
...the dark, to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how lias it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...Father of lights, to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, and when we were sensible of danger, we had daily... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 414 páginas
...suitable to our circumstances. 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, low has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of... | |
 | John Stevens C. Abbott - 1879 - 373 páginas
...of the human understanding. " In this situation of this Assembly groping, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not yet hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings?... | |
 | Edward Parsons - 1879 - 312 páginas
...their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation, 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 that we have not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1881 - 754 páginas
...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 to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1883
...Franklin rose and said : — " In this situation of the Assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1884
...suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish...Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1884
...suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish...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... | |
 | George Morgan Browne - 1886 - 197 páginas
...constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of the Assembly, groping as it were in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish...Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings. " In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 334 páginas
...circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has...hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light, to illuminate our understandings ? In the begindiplomatic service, being appointed successively... | |
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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... 
