 | Robert L. Harford - 1885 - 304 páginas
...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 páginas
...circumstances. In this situation of the Assembly, groping as it were in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented...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 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... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 páginas
...our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented...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.... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1888 - 176 páginas
...our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented...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.... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - 676 páginas
...this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguisd it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not heretofore once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understandings?'... | |
 | 1904 - 518 páginas
...opening of meetings of the convention which framed the Articles of Confederation, in 1787, Franklin said, "In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. * * * And have... | |
 | Winton U. Solberg - 1990 - 548 páginas
...our circumstances. the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the 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 páginas
...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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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,... 
