 | William Smyth - 1841 - 522 pages
...the church, Sursum core/a .' We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity...empire, and have made the most extensive and the only honorable conquests ; not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness of... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 pages
...conscious of our situation, and " glow with zeal to fill our place as becomes our station " and ourselves, we ought to elevate our minds to the " greatness of that trust to which the order of Provi" dence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of " this high calling, our ancestors have... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, with the old warning of the church, turnan corda! ds. I hate that drum's discordant sound, Parading...round, and round, and round : To me it talks of ravage as. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 448 pages
...If we are conscious of our situation, and glow with zeal to fill our place as becomes our station, we ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire, and have made the most extensive and honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, number, and happiness of the... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 978 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church, Surtum corda f° We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire, and have made the most extensive and the only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness of... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 968 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church, Sursum corda /* We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire, and have made the most extensive and the only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1852 - 558 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America, with the old warning of the Church, Sursum corda ! We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire : and have made the most extensive, and the onlv honourable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852 - 976 pages
...auspicate all our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church, Surtum corda Ia We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...glorious empire, and have made the most extensive and tho only honorable conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 pages
...auspicate nil our public proceedings on America with the old warning of the Church. Sursitm corda .'*" We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of...empire, and have made the most extensive and the only honorable conquests, not bv destroying, hut by promoting, the wealth, the number, the happiness of... | |
 | 1856 - 518 pages
...is, not seldom, the truest wisdom ; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. We ought t<. elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to...empire, and have made the most extensive, and the only honorable, conquests, not by destroying, but by promoting the wealth, the number, the happiness of... | |
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We ought to elevate our minds to the greatness of that trust to which the order of Providence has called us. By adverting to the dignity of this high calling, our ancestors have turned a savage wilderness into a glorious empire; and have made the most... 
