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" And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. "
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words : Addressed to Those who Think - Page 101
by Charles Caleb Colton - 1837 - 453 pages
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O powerful goodness! bountiful father! merciful guide.'...wisdom dictates Accept my kind offices to thy other children, as tJie only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." I used also sometimes a...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O powerful goodness ! bountiful father ! merciful guide! Increase in me that wisdom which discovert my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 10

1821 - 488 pages
...sentiments of unabated hostility. — Life of Curran. Ed. Rev. 1 820. Dr. Franklin's Morning Prayer : — " O powerful Goodness, bountiful Father, merciful Guide...other creatures as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me ?" President West being subject to the gout, it attacked his right hand while...
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Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 130

1821 - 720 pages
...Father, merciful Guide! increase in roe that ivUrlom which discovers my traeit interest, itrengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates,...other creatures as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me!" President West being .subject to the gout, it attacked his right hand while...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for ..., Volume 91, Part 2

English essays - 1821 - 730 pages
...of unabated lio-tility.— Life ofCurran, Ed. Rev. May, 1820. Dr. Franklin's Morning Prayer: — " O powerful Goodness, bountiful Father, merciful Guide...wisdom which discovers my truest interest, strengthen ray resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates, accept my kind offices to thy other creatures...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 91, Part 2; Volume 130

Early English newspapers - 1821 - 734 pages
...unabated hostility. — Life ii/1 Cur-ran, Ed. Rev. May, 1820. Dr. Franklin's Morning Prayer: — " O powerful Goodness, bountiful Father, merciful Guide! increase in me that wisdom which discovers my trnest interest, strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates, accept my kind office!...
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The Art of Employing Time to the Greatest Advantage, the True Source of ...

Conduct of life - 1822 - 336 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use : " O powerful goodness! bountiful father! merciful guide...wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me." I used also sometimes a...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...to my tables of examination, for daily use. " 0 powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guidel Increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest...my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates: Jlccept my kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors...
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The Moral Instructor, and Guide to Virtue: Being a Compendium of Moral ...

Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. " 0 powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide...wisdom dictates: Accept my kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." 22 I used also sometimes...
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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. " 0 powerful goodness ! bountiful father ! merciful guide...wisdom dictates : Accept my kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me." I used also sometimes a...
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