 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 358 pages
...have hate been devoted to their attainment : they should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try...trust ; and, should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and regain the road which alone leads to peace,... | |
 | English poetry - 1802 - 888 pages
...heroes, have been devoted to their attainment : they should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try...trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and regain the road which alone leads to peace,... | |
 | John Davis - United States - 1803 - 470 pages
...have been devoted to their at" tainment: they should be the creed of our " political faith, the text of civic instruction, the '' touchstone by which to try the services of those " whom we trust; and, should we wander from 184 " them in moments of error or of alarm, let us " hasten... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...their attainment : they should be the creed of our po'.itical faith ; the text of civic instuction, the touchstone by which to try the services of those...trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the ro..d which alone leads to... | |
 | United States - 1814 - 532 pages
...our politieal faith, the text of eiviek instruetion, the tonehstone by whieh to try the •erviees of those we trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of errour or of alarm, let us hasten to retraee our steps, and to regain the road whieh alone leads to... | |
 | United States - 1819 - 518 pages
...be the creed of our political faith, the text of civick instruction, the touchstone by which to fry the services of those we trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of errour or of alarm, let us hasten toretrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 pages
...our sages and the blood of our heroes — the} should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try...trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 528 pages
...heroes, have been devoted to their attainment : they should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try...trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 548 pages
...heroes, have been devoted to their attainment : they should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which to try...trust ; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - Legislative journals - 1828 - 604 pages
...heroes, have been devoted to their attainment: they should be the creed of our political faith: the text of civic instruction; the touchstone by which to try...trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to... | |
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These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. 
