| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 780 pages
...rebellion against it. Be the appeal made to the understanding, or to the heart, the sentence is the same that rejects it. In vain you tell me of laws that sanction such a crime ! There is a law above all the enactments of human codes — the same throughout the world —... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...the sentence is the same that rejects it. In vain you toll me of laws that sanction such a crime ! There is a law above all the enactments of human codes—...in all times — such as it was before the daring genius of Columbus pierced the night of ages, and opened to one world the sources of power, wealth,... | |
| Theodore Parker - History - 1853 - 128 pages
...bondage ; of his haughty scorn of any law higher than what trading politicians enact in the Capitol ? " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world, the same in all time ; " " it is the law written by the finger of God upon the heart of man ; and by that law, unchangeable... | |
| George Washington Burnap - 1853 - 424 pages
...bondage ; of his haughty scorn of any law higher than what trading politicians enact in the Capitol ? " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world, the same in all time ; " " it is the law written by the finger of God upon the heart of man ; and by that law, unchangeable... | |
| Theodore Parker - Abolitionists - 1853 - 124 pages
...bo/idage ; of his haughty scorn of any law higher than what trading politicians enact in the Capitol? " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world, the same in all time ; " " it is the law written by the finger of God upon the heart of man ; and by that law, unchangeable... | |
| Theodore Parker - History - 1853 - 116 pages
...bondage ; of his haughty scorn of any law higher than what trading politicians enact in the Capitol ? " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world, the same in all time; " " it is the law written by the finger of God upon the heart of man; and by that law, unchangeable... | |
| Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - Constitutional conventions - 1853 - 814 pages
...and should be trampled under foot by rvi.'i'y freeman in the land. Lord Brougham lias said :•*• " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world ; the same in aU times ; such as it was before the daring genius of Columbus pierced the night of ages, and opened... | |
| Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1853 - 1853 - 814 pages
...law, and should be trampled under foot by every freeman in the land. Lord Brougham has said : — " There is a law above all the enactments of human codes, the same throughout the world ; the same in nil times ; such as it was before the daring genins of Columbus pierced the night of ages, and opened... | |
| American literature - 1854 - 604 pages
...rebellion against it. Be the appeal made to the understanding or to the heart, the sentence is the same that rejects it. In vain you tell me of laws that...in all times — such as it was before the daring genius of Columbus pierced the night of ages, and opened to one world the sources of power, wealth,... | |
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