 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 pages
...feet are guided, and that is tiie lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future, butby the past ; and, judging by the past, I wish to know...Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, Sir, it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 pages
...way of judging the future, but by the past; and judging by the past, he wished to know what there bad been in the conduct of the British ministry for the...years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen had been pleased to solace themselves and the hoese. It is that insidious smile with which our petition... | |
 | 1822 - 734 pages
...for liberty ? For myself, I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past ; and judging by the past, what has there been in the conduct of the British for these ten years past to justify the hope» in... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 pages
...conduct of the British ministry, for the last ten years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen had been pleased to solace themselves and the house? Is it that insidious smile with which our petition las been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 pages
...he said, "but one lamp by which his Feet were guided; and that was the lamp of experience. He knew of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, he wished to know what there had been in the conduct of the British ministry, for the last ten years,... | |
 | 1827 - 544 pages
...worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ; and that is the Jamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future...Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
 | 1827 - 540 pages
...worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, 1 wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years, to... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 292 pages
...truth, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp, by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future,...Is it that insidious smile, with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, Sir ; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp, by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future...Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not Sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 pages
...worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp, by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future...Is it that insidious smile, with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves... | |
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I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And, judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British Ministry for the... 
