 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...ascertaining the importance of each colony." DR. FRANKLIN'S MOTION for Prayers in the Convention. Mu. PRESIDENT, The small progress we have made after four...imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to fed our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...for ascertaining the importance of each colony." Dr. Franklin's Motion for Prayers in Uie Convention. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...question, several of the last producing as many Noes as .lyes, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 pages
...ascertaining the importance of eacli colony." Dr. Franklin's Motion for Prayers in tiie Convention. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...every question, several of the last producing as many JV'oe* as ~1yes, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We... | |
 | 1818 - 594 pages
...superintendence of Providence in tire assembly appointed to draw up a constitution for the United States : " Mr. President, " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...accused of too much regard to religious observances. It was delivered to the American Convention. " Mr. President— " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different CHBIST.OBSBEV, No. 107. sentiments on almost every... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 pages
...contented with having delivered my opinion frankly, and done my duty. MOTION FOR PRAYERS IN THE CONVENTION. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...reasonings with each other, our different sentiments fin almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy... | |
 | 1821 - 356 pages
...MOTION FOR PRAYERS IN THE CONVENTION. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after four or fire weeks' close attendance and continual reasonings with...human understanding. We, indeed, seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...States, Dr. Franklin introduced a motion for prayers, with the following important observations : — " The small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance, and our different sentiments on almost every question, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 pages
...attended in the convention every moming, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president. " Mr. President — The small progress we have made...the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 558 pages
...attended in the convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president. " Mr. President — The small progress we have made...question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayet, is methink» a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human uuderstanding. We indeed seem... | |
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Mr. President, the small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance and continual reasonings with each other — our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks,... 
