Dr Franklin then arose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said, ''George Washington — the Joshua, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and they obeyed him. Topics of the Time - Seite 187von James Parton - 1871 - 401 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Richard Carlile - 1822 - 1008 Seiten
...Franklin then gave — " George Washington, Commander of the American Army— who, like Joshua of old, commanded the Sun and Moon to stand still, and they obeyed him." TO MR. R. CARLILE, DORCHESTER GAOL. SIH, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane. I HAVE to apologize for thus... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 440 Seiten
...then arose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said, ''George Washington — the Joshua, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and they obeyed him." FOOD. WE ought to partake of food only when we have a natural appetite for it, and this ought to be... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 432 Seiten
...then arose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said, ''George Washington — the Joshua, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and they obeyed him." FOOD. WE ought to partake of food only when we have a natural appetite for it, and this ought to be... | |
| Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 Seiten
...of night." Doctor Franklin, rising in turn, said; i; General George Washington — the Joshua, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still — and they obeyed him !" Franklin's wit and humor are happily displayed in an epitaph which he wrote years before his death.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
...then arose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said: — "GEORGE WASHINGTON — the Joshua, who commanded the SUN and MOON to stand still, and they obeyed him." Time Lost. One of the sands in the hour-glass of time, is beyond comparison, more precious than gold.... | |
| 1849 - 396 Seiten
...Franklin then rose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said, " George Washington — the Joshua who commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and they obeyed him." Cryptography, or Secret Writing. tARious methods have been tried, from time to time, to convey information... | |
| 1852 - 448 Seiten
...this question, expresses himself substantially as follows, in a recent lecture : — " It is recorded that Joshua commanded the sun and moon to stand still, and they did so. To accomplish this, the earth must have stopped in its axis, and the moon in her orbit. These... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1854 - 264 Seiten
...Franklin then arose, and with his usual dignified simplicity, said, "George Washington — the Joshua, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still ; and they obeyed him." FOOD. WE ought to partake of food only when we have a natural appetite for it, and this ought to be... | |
| Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1856 - 578 Seiten
...then rose, and, with his usual dignity and simplicity, said: "GEORGE WASHINGTON — The Joshua, who commanded the Sun and Moon to stand still, and they obeyed him-" It was asserted by Aristotle, that he who bears the shocks of fortune Valiantly, and dameana himself... | |
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