 | James Gibbons - 1889 - 554 דפים
...the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer exist. In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...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?... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 708 דפים
...the course of his remarks on this resolution he said: " In this Mtuatiou of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we liavo not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings... | |
 | 1889 - 990 דפים
...proof of the imperfection of human understanding. . . . In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, and...distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding?... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 דפים
...with patriotic confidence and wisdom. " In this situation of this Assembly," said Franklin, "groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...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 our... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1890 - 712 דפים
...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 דפים
...short speech in support of this motion, he said : — " In this situation of this Assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, and...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. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1942 - 1270 דפים
...were in the dark to find litical truth, and scarce uble to distinguish it when presented to us, how 8 it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying the Father of all light to illuminate our understanding? That is apt to be our final recourse. Mr.... | |
 | 1905 - 950 דפים
...the close of his eventful career, arose in his place and called attention to the fact that they had not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate their understandings; and, among other things, he said: " And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1954 - 98 דפים
...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... | |
 | Theodore Dreiser - 1987 - 1168 דפים
...of the imperfection of the Human Understanding." He asks how it is that the delegates, "groping ... in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us" had not thought to call on "the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings." Franklin moves... | |
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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... 
