| James Grahame - United States - 1827 - 560 pages
...example, than knowledge or virtue were imparted by precept. " The whole earth," they proclaimed, " is the Lord's garden, and he hath given it to the sons of Adam to be tilled and improved by them : VOL. i. , R BOOK Why, then, should any stand starving here for places n" of habitation, and, in the... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1833 - 576 pages
...example, than knowledge or virtue were imparted by precept. " The whole earth," they proclaimed, " is the Lord's garden, and he hath given it to the sons of Adam to be tilled and improved by them : VOL,, i. R BOOK Why, then, should any stand starving here for places IL of habitation, and, in the... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 486 pages
...by example, than knowledge and virtue were imparted by precept. " The whole earth," they declared, " is the Lord's garden, and he hath given it to the...be tilled and improved by them : Why, then, should any stand starving here for places of habitation, and, in the meantime, suffer whole countries, as... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1838 - 534 pages
...over-thrown by the multitude of evil examples and licentious behaviors in these seminaries. " Sixthly, The whole earth is the Lord's garden, and he hath...starving here for places of habitation, and in the mean time suffer whole countries, as profitable for the use of man, to lie waste without any improvement?... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Atlantic States - 1841 - 538 pages
...communicated by example, than knowledge and virtue by precept ;" and the declaration then followed, that " The whole earth is the Lord's garden, and he hath...be tilled and improved by them. Why, then, should any stand starving here, in England, for places of habitation, and in the mean time suffer whole countries,... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Atlantic States - 1841 - 640 pages
...precept :" and the declaration then followed, that " The whole earth is the Lord's garden, and lie hath given it to the sons of Adam to be tilled and improved by them. Why, then, should any stand starving here, in England, for places of habitation, and in the meantime suffer whole countries,... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1841 - 522 pages
...overthrown by the multitude of evil examples and licentious behaviours in these seminaries. " Sixthly, the whole earth is the Lord's garden, and he hath given it to the suns of Adam, to be tilled and improved by them : why then should we stand starving here for places... | |
| Criticism - 1850 - 676 pages
...education,) most children, even the best, wittiest, and of fairest hopes, are perverted." " Sixthly, the whole earth is the Lord's garden, and he hath...starving here for places of habitation, and in the mean time suffer whole countries, as profitable for the use of man, to lie waste?" "Seventhly, what... | |
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1850 - 678 pages
...education,) most children, even the best, wittiest, and of fairest hopes, are perverted." " Sixthly, the whole earth is the Lord's garden, and he hath...starving here for places of habitation, and in the mean time suffer whole countries, as profitable for the use of man, to lie waste?" "Seventhly, what... | |
| John Frost - United States - 1844 - 494 pages
...communicated by example, than knowledge and virtue were imparted by precept. The whole earth, they declared, is the Lord's garden, and he hath given it to the...be tilled and improved by them. Why, then, should any stand starving here for places of habitation, and, in the mean time, suffer whole countries, as... | |
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