 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...  Benjamin Franklin: His Life - Sida 290efter Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 311 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 sidor
...in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how as it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protec- , tion! Our prayers, sir, were heard; — and they were graciouslv answered. All of us, who... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 sidor
...their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. scarce able to distinguish it w hen presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto...when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers iu this room for the divine protection ! Our prayers, Sir, were heard;—and they were graciously answered.... | |
 | 1819 - 896 sidor
...the dark to (¡¡ni political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, liow has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once...— In the beginning of the contest with Britain, wheu we were sensible of danger, we bad daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection ! Our... | |
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...how it happened, that while ' groping as it were in the dark, to find political truth,' they had not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate their understandings? " I have lived. Sir, (said he) a long time ; and the longer I live, the more... | |
 | 1821 - 702 sidor
...how it happened, that while ' groping as it were in the dark, to find political truth,' they had not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate their understandings? " I have lived, Sir, (said he) a long time ; and the longer I live, the more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 sidor
...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...Lights, to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginuing of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1820 - 628 sidor
...how it happened that while ' groping as it were, in the dark, to find political truth/ they had not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate their. understandings? — " I have lived, Sir, (said he) a long time; and the longer I live, tine... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 sidor
...to find political truth, 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 oar understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 sidor
...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...Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily pmyers in this room for the divine protection ! Our prayers, sir, were heard ;-—and they were graciously... | |
 | 1829 - 742 sidor
...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...of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible uf danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection ! Our prayers, sir, were heard... | |
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