 We have gone back to ancient history for models of government, and examined the different forms of those republics, which, having been originally formed with the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer exist ; and we have viewed modern states all...  The Quarterly Christian Spectator - Page 891829Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of iL We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. "In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to antient history for models of government, and examined the...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it were,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to antient history for models of government, and examined the different forms of those republies, which, having been originally formed with the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back lo ancient history for models of government, and examined...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, gropins as it were... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...to feel our own want .of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history, for models of government...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation, groping, as it were, in the dark, to... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were,... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...dissolution, now no longer exist ; and we have viewed modem states all round Kuropc, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances.... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...which, having been originally formed with the seeds of then- own dissolution, now no longer exist ; and we have viewed modern states all round Europe, but... | |
 | Anna C. Reed - 1832 - 282 pages
...iofeel our want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government,...modern states all round Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. "In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were... | |
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