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 lights... The Old Stone House, Or, The Patriot's Fireside - Page 118by Joseph Alden - 1848 - 143 pagesFull view - About this book
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