 | 1856 - 668 pages
...members were present. Lenthal, thus suddenly interrogated, answered with singular felicity, ' I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me.' Having again looked round, the King said that he perceived the birds had flown, that he only intended... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 590 pages
...members were present. Lenthal, thus suddenly interrogated, answered with singular felicity, ' I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me.' Having again looked round, the King said that he perceived the birds had flown, that he only intended... | |
 | Edward Foss - 1857 - 552 pages
...where they were ? " the speaker, falling on his knees, replied, " May it please your majesty ; I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place,...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 your... | |
 | Edward Foss - Courts - 1857 - 540 pages
...where they were?" the speaker, falling on his knees, replied, " May it please your majesty ; I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place,...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 your... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1859 - 820 pages
...whether any of 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,...whose servant I am; and I humbly ask pardon that I can not. give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to demand of me." The king then said... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin Smith - 1859 - 206 pages
...language addressed by Speaker Lenthall to Charles I., on the memorable 4th January, 1641 : — " I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am." (Bushworth, vol. iv. p. 478.) It is a curious thing that no two of the many compiled authorities on... | |
 | David Rowland - Constitutional history - 1859 - 606 pages
...persons were in the house, and where theywere. The Speaker, falling on his knees, replied, " I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place,...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and humbly heg your majesty's pardon, that I cannot give any other answer than this, to what... | |
 | John Singleton Copley - 1859 - 28 pages
...p. 868. demanded " if any of the members in question were present Î '" " I havo, sir, neither oyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, but as...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and I humbly ask pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this, to what your majesty... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...sovereign to excuse his answer, 'for in this place I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak, but as the House is pleased to direct me. whose servant I am here.' The king told him that he thought him right, and that his own eyes were as good as his. ' I... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1860 - 300 pages
...inquired of the Speaker if the persons impeached were present. Lenthal, falling on his knees, replied, " I have, Sir, neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak,...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am." Charles then exclaimed, " Well, since the birds are flown, I do expect that you will send them to me... | |
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May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me... 
