 | Jasper Adams - 1833 - 90 Seiten
...concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel : we «hall be divided by our little partial local interests:...despair of establishing government by human wisdom, aiid leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I, therefore, beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 366 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 ;...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 cf... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 600 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;...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... | |
 | 1834 - 446 Seiten
...succeed in this political building better than did the bu/Jders of Babel. We shall be divided by OUT little partial local interests; our projects will...become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages." Ife then moved that prayers should be performed in that assembly, every morning before they proceeded... | |
 | 1834 - 500 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 byeword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...shall succeed in this political building no belter than the builders of Babel: we shall he di vidf?d by our little partial local interests, our projects...ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down (o future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this un fortunate instance, despair... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 364 Seiten
...concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building m better than the builders of Habel ; we shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be conf>unded. and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word to future ages. And what is worse,... | |
 | Maine. Legislature - 1850 - 1204 Seiten
...concurring aid we shall succeed no better in this political building than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial local interests ;...we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word to future ages. I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1835 - 358 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 by- word to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this important instance, despair... | |
 | United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland) - 1839 - 596 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. In the face of all discouragements,... | |
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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,... 
