 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 American Whig Review - Side 2001845Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Benson John Lossing - 1890 - 712 sider
...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...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection.... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 sider
...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...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection.... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1892 - 888 sider
...assembly, groping, a» it were, in the dark to Hml political truth, un<l scarce able to dit<tingiiisli it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir,...hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light« to illuiuinatc our understandings! In the. beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were... | |
 | 1892 - 702 sider
...Convention of June 28, 1787, Benjamin Franklin made a similar motion, and said, addressing the President : " In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. ... I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live... | |
 | William Uhler Hensel - 1892 - 590 sider
...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 heretofore not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understanding?'... | |
 | Francis Newton Thorpe - 1893 - 540 sider
...situation of this assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark to lind political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it...Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? lu the beginning of the contest with Britain, when wo were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1954 - 98 sider
...a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. How has it happened, sir, tliat we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illumine our understanding? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing... | |
 | Gary C. Bryner, Noel B. Reynolds - 1987 - 206 sider
...beginning of the Contest with G{reat] Britain," Franklin had reaffirmed to the Philadelphia Convention, "when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer...in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers . . . were heard, and they were graciously answered . . . the longer I live, the more convincing proofs... | |
 | Winton U. Solberg - 1990 - 548 sider
...round Europe, but find none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances. the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily...divine protection.— Our prayers, Sir, were heard, & they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent... | |
 | Barry Alan Shain - 1996 - 422 sider
...surprising still, Ben Franklin, truly a man of the Enlightenment, proposed in the Constitutional Convention that "we have not hitherto once thought of humbly...Father of lights to illuminate our understandings." He implored that this be done, for he noted that "the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see... | |
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