| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...ascertaining the importance of each colony." DR. FRANKLIN'S MOTION for Prayers in the Convention. Mu. PRESIDENT, The small progress we have made after four...imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to fed our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...for ascertaining the importance of each colony." Dr. Franklin's Motion for Prayers in Uie Convention. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...question, several of the last producing as many Noes as .lyes, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...ascertaining the importance of eacli colony." Dr. Franklin's Motion for Prayers in tiie Convention. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...every question, several of the last producing as many JV'oe* as ~1yes, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...superintendence of Providence in tire assembly appointed to draw up a constitution for the United States : " Mr. President, " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of... | |
| 1819 - 896 pages
...accused of too much regard to religious observances. It was delivered to the American Convention. " Mr. President— " The small progress we have made, after four or five weeks' close attendance and continued reasoning with each other, our different CHBIST.OBSBEV, No. 107. sentiments on almost every... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...contented with having delivered my opinion frankly, and done my duty. MOTION FOR PRAYERS IN THE CONVENTION. MR. PRESIDENT, THE small progress we have made after...reasonings with each other, our different sentiments fin almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy... | |
| John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...States, Dr. Franklin introduced a motion for prayers, with the following important observations : — " The small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance, and our different sentiments on almost every question, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...attended in the convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president. " Mr. President — The small progress we have made...question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayet, is methink» a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human uuderstanding. We indeed seem... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 554 pages
...attended in the convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president. " Mr. President — The small progress we have made...different sentiments on almost every question, several of i IK- last producing as many noes as ayci, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the... | |
| Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...convention every morning, and in support of his motion, thus addressed the president. " .Vr. Preiident — The small progress we have made after four or five...almost every question, several of the last producing as miny noet as ayes, is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding.... | |
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