 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. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without...  Abraham Lincoln, and Other Addresses in England - Page 90by Joseph Hodges Choate - 1910 - 293 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...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...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel: we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | 1818 - 594 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this ; and...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...in the Sacred Writings, that " except the Lord build the bouse, they labor in vain that build it." 1 firmly believe this; and I also believe, that without...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel: we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | 1821 - 702 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that, " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it" I firmly believe this; and...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | 664 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that, " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build • it." I firmly believe this...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | 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 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | 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
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our litde, partial, local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...been given by one of his biographers, who was in habits of familiar intercourse with him ; and the concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by onr little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 558 pages
...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 convincing proofs...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 554 pages
...long time ; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God govern* in the affairs of men ! And if a sparrow cannot fall...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be... | |
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