 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, and we ourselves shall become...  Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin - Page 574by James Parton - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...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...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, That henceforth prayers, imploring the assisUnce of Heaven, and its... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byeword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. "I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...interests; our projects will be confounded; aud we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bye-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...unfortunate instance, despair of establishing government by Imniiiii v. ¡Mlnii), and leave it to chance, wtu, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, •... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages ; and what is worse, mankind may...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a bye-word down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind...wisdom ; and leave It to chance, war, and conquest." — 'Ifemoin of Franklin, vol. ii. p. 194. following extract from the eloquent pen of Mr. Burke is... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 554 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of heaven, and its... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg leave to... | |
 | Religion - 1831 - 416 pages
...interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. "I therefore beg leave to move,... | |
 | Anna C. Reed - 1832 - 282 pages
...interests ; our projects •will be confounded ; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And, what is worse, mankind may...•wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Anglican Communion - 1833 - 90 pages
...interests: our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may...despair of establishing government by human wisdom, aiid leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I, therefore, beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers,... | |
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