 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840 - 708 pàgines
...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 a reproach and byword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1841 - 394 pàgines
...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...therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers, im« ploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly... | |
 | Henry Brevoort Renwick, James Renwick - 1841 - 402 pàgines
...building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial interests ; our projects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall...down to future ages ; and, what is worse, mankind may henceforth, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 pàgines
...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...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move—... | |
 | 1845 - 732 pàgines
...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 a reproach and by-word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 pàgines
...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...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 pàgines
...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 a reproach and a by-word to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of... | |
 | Joseph Alden - 1848 - 156 pàgines
...better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little, local, partial interests ; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword, down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance,... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1850 - 716 pàgines
...better than tne 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 to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1850 - 882 pàgines
...better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by onr little partial local interests, onr # < to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortnnate instance, despair of... | |
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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,... 
