 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 strani
...anguish of spirit it may cost, | I am willing to know the whole' truth — | to know the worst', | and to provide, for it. | I have but one lamp by which...no way of judging of the future, | but by the past : f and, judging by the past, | I wish to know | what there has been in the conduct of the British... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 strani
...spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth ; to know the worst, and to provide for it. 2. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ;...the past, I wish to know what there has been in the con. duct of the British ministry for the last ten years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 strani
...gratitude and affection for La Fayette. 37. BATTLE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE. Henry. Mr. President, — I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience. I have no way of judging the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 strani
...it. " He had but one lamp by which his feet were guided; and that was the lamp of experience. He knew of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, he wished to know •what there had been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years,... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 strani
...whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing 10 to know the whole truth ; to know the worst, and to provide for it. I have but one lamp, by which...judging of the future but by the past. And judging by 15 the past, I wish to know what there is in the conduct of the British ministry, for the last ten... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 strani
...and the House ? Is it that insidious smile, with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust I have but one lamp; by which my feet are guided;...judging of the future but by the past. And judging by 20 it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 strani
...gratitude and affection for La Fayette. 37. BATTLE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE. Henry. Mr. President, — I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided ; and that is the lamp of experience. I have no way of judging the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 strani
..." He had but one lamp by which his feet were guided ; and that was the lamp of experience. He knew of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, he wished to know what there had been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years,... | |
 | 1909 - 844 strani
...optimistic. "if this be treason, make the most of it!" We learned at school the words of Patrick Henry, "l have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience"; and surely our experience in the past compels us to be hopeful of the future, not selfishly, but as... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 strani
...spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth ; to know the worst. and to provide for it. 2. I have but one lamp, by which my feet are guided ;...way of judging of the future but by the past. And, fudging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry, for... | |
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I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. 
