 | James Parton - 1864 - 728 Seiten
...concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the building of Babel; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests,...down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may, hereafier, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing government by human wisdom, and... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 720 Seiten
...concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the building of Babel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests,...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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Morris - 1864 - 842 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 we ourselves become a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from... | |
 | 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... | |
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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,... 
