| 1818 - 594 Seiten
...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 I also...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byeword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that" except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this ; and I also...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bye-word down to future ages. And what is •worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
| 1821 - 702 Seiten
...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 I also believe,...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bv-word down to future ases." He Edible Birds' Nats. ANOTHF.R. IN the middle of the last century, when... | |
| 664 Seiten
...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 I...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages." He then moved, that prayers should be performed in that assembly every... | |
| 1819 - 896 Seiten
...assured, sir, in the sacred writing«, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that 2Q build it." I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that without bis concurring ¡till, we shall succeed in this political building no better tliaa the builders of... | |
| 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 Seiten
...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 I also...we ourselves shall become a • • •< reproach none, the Americans will find, and at no very remote time, that the want of an adequate provision for... | |
| 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 Seiten
...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 I also...the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our litde, partial, local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a I..;... | |
| 1821 - 356 Seiten
...build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe, without his concurring aid, we shall proceed in this political building no better than the builders...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages ; and what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
| John Thornton - 1824 - 394 Seiten
...have been assured, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that, without hii R A celebrated historian has declared, " that the merit of our great Alfred, both in private and... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 554 Seiten
...been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this . and I also...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
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