 In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us. how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of...  The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland - 第 119 頁Grover Cleveland 著 - 1892 - 571 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | George Morgan Browne - 1886 - 212 頁
...Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of the Assembly, groping as it were in the dark, to find...to us ; how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 402 頁
...circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light, to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - 676 頁
...come. We shall fail to be duly thankful for all that was done for us one hundred years ago, unices we realize the difficulties of the work then in hand,...the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguisd it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not heretofore once thought... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 頁
...find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth,...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1888 - 176 頁
...find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth,...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - 1889 - 694 頁
...memorable motion for prayer. Addressing himself to Washington, the president of the convention, he said : " In this situation of this assembly, groping as it...to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understandings?"... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 708 頁
...officiate in that service." In the course of his remarks on this resolution he said: " In this Mtuatiou of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to...presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we liavo not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings... | |
 | 1889 - 990 頁
...nays as yeas — is, methlnks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of human understanding. . . . In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it...distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding?... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 頁
...members with patriotic confidence and wisdom. " In this situation of this Assembly," said Franklin, "groping as it were in the dark to find political...distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 頁
...proceed to business." In the course of his short speech in support of this motion, he said : — " In this situation of this Assembly, groping, as it...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
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