 | 1818 - 594 pages
...felicity- And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ?— or do we imagine we no longer heed its assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I seg of this truth, That GOD governs ••• the affairs of men I And if a sparrow cannot fall to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ?—or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance ?—I have lived, Sir, a long time ; and the longer I live, the more convincihg proofs I see of this truth, That GOD governs in the affairs of men ! And if a sparrow cannot... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend 1 Or do we imagine we no longer need his assistance 1 I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live,...that God governs in the affairs of men ! And if a »parrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without... | |
 | 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 - 616 pages
...applying to the Father of lights lo illuminate their understandings?—" I have lived, Sir, (said he) a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that GOD govtrns in the affairs ofmeii. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it... | |
 | 1821 - 356 pages
...of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ? or do we no longer need his assistance ? I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I lire, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth ; that God governs in the affairs of men : and... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 552 pages
...felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ?~-or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance. — I have lived, sir, a long time ; and...convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in tJie affairs of men ! And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 554 pages
...felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ?— or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance.— I have lived, sir, a long time ; and...more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God govern* in the affairs of men ! And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it... | |
 | 1831 - 416 pages
...future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend ? — or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance ? I have lived, sir,...proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the a/airs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 600 pages
...felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend 1 or do we imagine that we no longer need its assistance ? I have lived, sir, a long, time ; and the longer I live, the more convincing proof I see of this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the... | |
 | 1834 - 500 pages
...we now forgotten that powerful Friend ? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance ? I hare lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the...proofs I see of this truth. That God governs in the ajfairi of men. And if a sparrow connot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that... | |
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I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. 
