 I have lived to it, and I could almost say, " Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation." I have lived to see a diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition and error — I have lived to see...  A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Page 243by George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 2008 - 590 pages
...say, Lord, now lett&st thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes ham seen thy salvation. — I have lived to see a diffusion of knowledge which...idea of it. — I have lived to see thirty millions qf people, indignant and resolute, spurning at slavery, and demanding liberty with an irresistible... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1955 - 384 pages
...say, Lord, now lettest " thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy " salvation. I have lived to see a diffusion of knowledge, "which has undermined superstition and errour. — I have "lived to see the rights of men better understood than ever; "and nations panting... | |
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