 | George Washington - 1835 - 568 Seiten
...in my estimation, great lustre upon the authors, and presage an era of still farther improvements. How pitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is...for the purposes of conquest and fame, when compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow men as happy as their frail conditions... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 430 Seiten
...great lustre upon the authors, and presage an era of still further improvements. " How pitiful, in tlie eye of reason and religion, is that false ambition...fire and sword for the purposes of conquest and fame, compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow-men as happy as their frail... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835 - 580 Seiten
...in my estimation, great lustre upon the authors, and presage an era of still farther improvements. How pitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is...for the purposes of conquest and fame, when compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow men as happy as their frail conditions... | |
 | 1837 - 558 Seiten
...the vain glory which can be acquired from ravaging it by the most uninterrupted career of conquests. How pitiful in the eye of reason and religion, is...fire and sword for the purposes of conquest and fame, compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbors and our fellow-men as happy as their frail conditions... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 576 Seiten
...in my estimation, great lustre upon the authors, and presage an era of still farther improvements. How pitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is...for the purposes of conquest and fame, when compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow men as happy as their frail conditions... | |
 | 1840 - 432 Seiten
...fifty-one years ago respecting the Massachusetts Humane Society, " these works of chanty and good will towards men reflect, in my estimation, great lustre...when compared with the milder virtues of making our neighbors and our fellow men as happy as their frail conditions and perishable natures will permit... | |
 | 1848 - 628 Seiten
...real greatness, and of the creed commonly adopted by belligerent powers. "How pitiful," says he, " in the eye of reason and religion, is that false ambition...with fire and sword for the purposes of conquest and selfish ambition, compared to the milder virtue of making our neighbors and our fellow men as happy... | |
 | 1845 - 648 Seiten
...the vain-glory which can be acquired from ravaging it by the most uninterrupted career of conquests. How pitiful, in the eye of reason, and religion, is...ambition which desolates the world with fire and sword, compared to the milder virtues of making our fellow-men as happy as their frail conditions and perishable... | |
 | 1744 - 596 Seiten
...shall hardly he an honest man." General WASHINGTON, first president of the United States, exclaims : " How pitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is...ambition which desolates the world with fire' and sword, compared to the milder virtues of making our fellowmen as happy as their frail condition and perishable... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 568 Seiten
...estimation, great lustre upon the authors, and presage an era of still farther improvements. Howpitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is that false ambition,...for the purposes of conquest and fame, when compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow men as happy as their frail conditions... | |
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How pitiful, in the eye of reason and religion, is that false ambition, which desolates the world with fire and sword for the purposes of conquest and fame, when compared to the milder virtues of making our neighbours and our fellow men as happy as their... 
