O powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase in me that wisdom, which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates.. Accept my kind offices. to thy other children, as the only return... Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 35von Benjamin Franklin - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1858 - 348 Seiten
...peace." Franklin also prefixed the following brief, but earnest prayer to his tables of examination : "Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide! Increase in me...resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates." On following out this rigid scheme of self-examination, lie was surprised to find himself so much fuller... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 622 Seiten
...Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase m me that wisdom which discovers my trupst interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what...children as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." I used also sometimes a little prayer which I took from Thomson's Poems, viz. : " Father... | |
| Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 Seiten
...the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use : — " O powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide...resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my 1; i rid offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1859 - 710 Seiten
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. "O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my i. 27.] LIFE OP FRANKLIN. resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to... | |
| Perseverance - 1862 - 310 Seiten
...bounteous Father! merciful Guide! increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Sirengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates....return in my power for Thy continual favours to me." , •' •famous Almanac, called "Poor ' Richard's Almanac." Ho succeeded in making it so useful and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
..." Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." And, conceiving...children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I used also sometimes a little prayer which I took from Thorneon's... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...following little prayer, which was prefix'd to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O fmverful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1869 - 426 Seiten
...17. 222 following little prayer, which was prefix'd to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...wisdom which discovers my truest interest Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the... | |
| 1871 - 784 Seiten
...paths arc peace." Prefixed to the tables of examination in his little book, was the following prayer, for daily use : " 0 powerful Goodness ! bountiful...children, as the only return in my power for Thy continual favors to me." This prayer would suit any ancient or modern pagan. It is not addressed to God, but... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 Seiten
...merciful Guide ! Increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind...a little prayer which I took from Thomson's Poems, vi2. : " Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself !... | |
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