 | Young Men's Christian Associations (London, England) - 1864 - 520 Seiten
...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, — and ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind may... | |
 | 1865 - 138 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 Seiten
...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 ;...confounded ; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future ages : and, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1867 - 766 Seiten
...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;...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest." Glorious words ! Precious... | |
 | Caroline Snowden (Whitmarsh) Guild - 1868 - 360 Seiten
...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,...by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and con- ' quest. I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven... | |
 | 1869 - 396 Seiten
...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;...projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall beour national history, at the Philadel- J come a reproach and a by-word down to future ages ; and,... | |
 | Elisha Mulford - 1870 - 448 Seiten
...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 ;...shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages."1 President Washington said in his first inaugural, " No people can be bound to adore the hand... | |
 | Thomas Binney - 1871 - 184 Seiten
...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, — and ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages; and, what is worse, mankind 134... | |
 | 1872 - 236 Seiten
...succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel ; we shall become divided by ouf little, partial, local interests, our projects will...war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, ADDRESS OF DR. CRAVEN. 21 That henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing... | |
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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,... 
