| United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...advantages that might be lost by a steady adherence to it 1 Cap it be that Providence has counected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue...recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human aature. Alas 1 it is rendered impossible by its vices. In the execution of such a plan, nothing is... | |
| M. Sears - Statesmen - 1842 - 586 pages
...benevolence. Who can doubt but that, in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...steady adherence to it ? Can it be that Providence has connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue ? The experiment, at least, is recommended... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1843 - 452 pages
...and benevolence. Who can doubt that in lha course of time anJ things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...nature. Alas! is it rendered impossible by its vices? [n the execution of such a plan, nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies... | |
| Slavery - 1843 - 404 pages
...benevolence. Who can doubt that, in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felieity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every sentiment which... | |
| Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy - Slavery - 1843 - 598 pages
...benevolence. Who can doubt that, in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...to it? Can it be, that Providence has not connected th" permanent felieity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every... | |
| Rhode Island - Law - 1844 - 612 pages
...benevolence. Who can doubt, that in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...every sentiment which ennobles human nature. Alas 1 is it rendered impossible by its vices ? In the execution of such a plan, nothing is more essential,... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1844 - 318 pages
...benevolence. Who can doubt that, in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might...permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue ? The ex periment at least is recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human nature. Alas .' is it rendered... | |
| Daniel Gardner - Constitutional law - 1844 - 324 pages
...the course of time and things, the fruit of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantage which might be lost by a steady adherence to it ?...permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue?" The distinguished, noble, and excellent John Jay, formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United... | |
| Samuel Sidwell Randall - Education - 1844 - 348 pages
...bursts' forth into some mighty change, or sinks at once into annihilation. ' Can it be,' said WASHINGTON, 'that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity...recommended by every sentiment which ennobles human nature. " And the commissioners cannot but hope that that Being who rules the universe in justice and in mercy,... | |
| Almanacs, American - 1844 - 468 pages
...doubt that in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporal advantages which might be lost by a steady adherence...Providence has not connected the permanent felicity maintained without religion. Whatever may of a nation with virtue ? The experiment, at be conceded... | |
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