 | Horatio Hastings Weld - Presidents - 1845 - 250 pages
...sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that, without his...this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move—... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...sacred writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his...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,... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1845 - 672 pages
...sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without his...be divided by our little partial local interests; pur "projects will be confounded; and we ourselves shall become a reproach and by-word down to future... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - Presidents - 1846 - 250 pages
...sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that, without his...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 - Anecdotes - 1848 - 908 pages
...house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe, that without this concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political...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 - Brothers - 1848 - 156 pages
...sacred writings, that except the Lord build the house, they labor 4 in vain that build it. I firmly believe this; and I also believe, that without his...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... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - Statesmen - 1849 - 178 pages
...sacred writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe, that, without his...be divided by our little, partial, local interests, oar projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1850 - 716 pages
...sacred writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without his...succeed in this political building no better than tne builders of Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial, local interests, our projects will... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - Anecdotes - 1850 - 882 pages
...house, they labour in vain that build it' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that without this concurring aid. we shall succeed in this political...than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by onr little partial local interests, onr projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1850 - 666 pages
...Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that, without his concurring aid, we shall i succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided by... | |
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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... 
