| Samuel Bulfinch Emmons - 1857 - 302 pages
...under consideration. When the opinion of Colonel Davenport was asked, he answered, " I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment ; if it is, I choose to be found doing niy duty. I wish, therefore, that candles... | |
| 1813 - 1368 pages
...council proposed to follow the example. Colonel Davenport objected. — " The day of judgment," he said, "is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment : if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish, therefore, that candles... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 554 pages
...was under consideration. When the opinion of Col. Davenport was asked. he answered, " I am against an adjournment. The day of Judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no ran-.' for an adjournment : if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1822 - 546 pages
...was under consideration. When the opinion of Col. Davenport was asked, he answered, " I am against an adjournment. The day of Judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment : if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Warner Barber - 1828 - 280 pages
...was under consideration. When the opinion of Col. Davenport was asked, he answered, " I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment : if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Hayward - 1829 - 530 pages
...was under consideration. When the opinion of Mr. Davenport was asked, he answered, 'I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment ; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Whitecross - 1831 - 300 pages
...proposed to follow the example. Colonel Davenport objected. — " The day of judgment,'.' said he, " is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjourning ; if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Warner Barber - 1836 - 598 pages
...under consideration. When the opinion of Colonel Davenport was asked, he answered, ' I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment: if it is, I clioose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Hayward - 1839 - 526 pages
...was under consideration. When the opinion of Mr. Davenport was asked, he answered, 'I am against an adjournment. The day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for an adjournment: if it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
| John Hayward - 1839 - 542 pages
...consideration. When _the opinion of Mr. Davenport was asked, he answered, 'I am against an adjournment. Tin' day of judgment is either approaching, or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause fur in adjournment : if it in, I choose to bo found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles... | |
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