 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1858 - 482 Seiten
...better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests ; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this important instance, despair of... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1859 - 410 Seiten
...better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall...government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, or conquest. I therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1859 - 710 Seiten
...better than the builders of Babel; we shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall...hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of estab lishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg... | |
 | 1859 - 802 Seiten
...partial local interests ; our projects will be confounded, aud we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war and conquest. " I, therefore, beg leave to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...shall become a reproach and a by-word down lo future ages. And what ia worse, mankind may hen-after, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to ohauce, war, and conquest I therefore beg leave to move. That henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance... | |
 | Ezra B. Chase - 1860 - 526 Seiten
...partial local interests ; our projects will be confounded ; and we shall ourselves become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing gOvemments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move... | |
 | Frederick Freeman - 1860 - 842 Seiten
...building than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests ; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word to future ages. And, sir, what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this important instance despair... | |
 | George Washington Doane (bp. of New Jersey.) - 1861 - 652 Seiten
...better than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests. Our projects will be confounded ; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bye-word to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1862 - 564 Seiten
...better thanr tbe builders of Babel , we shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests ; our projects will be confounded and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to futnre ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of... | |
 | 1862 - 582 Seiten
...better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of... | |
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I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall 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 confounded,... 
