 | 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 this place but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and I humbly beg your Majesty's pardon... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1793 - 268 pages
...any of them 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 place, but as the " house i1 pleased to direct me, whose servant I am : and " I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 882 pages
...much prudence falling on his knee, answered the King to this purpose: ' 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, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg your Majestie's pardon that... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - Huntingdonshire (England) - 1808 - 290 pages
...much prudence falling on his knee, answered the King to this purpose : ' 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, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg your Majestie's pardon that... | |
 | 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 as the house is pleased to direct ' me, whose servant I am here; and humbly ' beg your majesty's pardon,... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - London (England) - 1810 - 762 pages
...Speaker, with admirable presence of mind, falling on his knee, answered, " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as tbe House is pleased of their opponents, originated in these Tumults. It was then the custom of the... | |
 | 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 place, but as the house is " pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And «* I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 510 pages
...?' To which the speaker, falling oa his knee, thus answered : .. . ' 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, whose servant I am here; and humbly beg yourraato demand them of... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 624 pages
...admirable presence of mind on such an unprecedented and critical occasion, " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, but as the house, whose servant 1 am, is pleased to direct me ; and I humbly beg your Majesty's pardon, that... | |
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