| Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...Speaker Lenthal, requiring to be told ; but Lenthal, kneeling, humbly desired to be excused, saying : " I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and I humbly beg your Majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what... | |
| John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 882 pages
...says Wliitelocke, yet with much prudence falling on his knee, answered the King to this purpose: ' May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg your Majestie's pardon that 1 cannot give any other answer than this, to what... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - Huntingdonshire (England) - 1808 - 290 pages
...says Whitelocke, yet with much prudence falling on his knee, answered the King to this purpose : ' May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg your Majestie's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this, to what... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1809 - 768 pages
...the Speaker, falling on Ins knee, thu» answered : ' May it please your majesty ; I have nei' ther eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this ' place, but...house is pleased to direct ' me, whose servant I am here; and humbly ' beg your majesty's pardon, that I cannot give ' any other answer than this to what... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 504 pages
...prudently replied : " I have, sir, ^_ " neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, ,6i2 " but as the house is pleased to direct me, whose servant " I am. And I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give " any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to "... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 604 pages
...these persons were in the house? The speaker, falling on his knee, prudently replied : " I have, Sir, neither eyes to see, nor '* tongue to speak, in this...house is " pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And «* I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give any other *' answer to what Your Majesty is pleased... | |
| William Harris - 1814 - 510 pages
...whether he saw any of them ? and where they were ?' To which the speaker, falling oa his knee, thus answered : .. . ' May it please your majesty, * I...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg yourraato demand them of the house. This greatly alarmed both houses of parliament,... | |
| William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...whether he saw any of them i and where they were P To which the speaker, falling on his knee, thus answered : ' May it please your majesty, ' I have...this place, but as the house is pleased to direct me, \vhosescrvant I am here; and humbly beg your ma* to demand them of the house. This greatly alarmed... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 754 pages
...the Speaker, falling on his knee, thai answered : ' May it. please your majesty ; I have nei' ther eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this ' place, but as the house is pleased to direct ' me, nhose servant I am here; and humbly ' beg your majesty's pardon, that I cannot give' any other answer... | |
| Thomas Cromwell - Great Britain - 1822 - 616 pages
...That officer, falling on his knees, answered : " Sir, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give any other answer to what your Majesty is pleased to demand... | |
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