 I firmly believe this; and 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...  Proceedings of the Annual Convention ... - Page 241916Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...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 a reproach and a bye-word down to future ages. And what is •worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...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 a reproach and a byeword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | 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, •... | |
 | 664 pages
...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 a reproach and a by-word down to future ages." He then moved, that prayers should be performed in that assembly every morning before they proceeded... | |
 | 1821 - 702 pages
...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 a reproach and a bv-word down to future ases." He Edible Birds' Nats. ANOTHF.R. IN the middle of the last century, when... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...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...government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance of... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...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...government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance of... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...than the builders of Babel : we shall be divided by onr little partial local 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 may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...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...government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. "I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...than the builders ot Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg leave to... | |
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