 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1853 - 1016 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the church, Sursum carda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the... | |
 | William Smyth - History, Modern - 1854 - 554 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the church, Sursum cordal AVe ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned... | |
 | Readers - 1856 - 518 pages
...is, not seldom, the truest wisdom ; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. We ought t<. elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to...glorious empire, and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable, conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the... | |
 | John Shaw (M.D.) - Travel - 1857 - 324 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church, sursum corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive and the only honourable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1857 - 428 pages
...to auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the church, sursum corda. We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honourable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the... | |
 | GEORGE BANOROIT - 1858 - 450 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS ! "We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the VOL, VII. 23 * CHAP, wealth,... | |
 | LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY - 1858 - 448 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS ! "We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the VOL, vii. 23 * CHAP. wealth,... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1858 - 454 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, LOT UP YOUB HEARTS ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire ; and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the VOL. vn. 23 ยป CHAP. wealth,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church, sursum corda.i We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire, and have made the most extensive and the only honourable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the... | |
 | Orators - 1859 - 370 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, will, the old warning of the church, Sursum corda ! We ought. to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire, and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the... | |
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We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire ; and have made the most... 
