Hidden fields
Books Books
" I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester,... "
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent ... - Page 244
by John Aikin - 1799
Full view - About this book

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...writer, " in the conversation those prelates had with the " king, on which Mr Waller did often reflect. His " majesty asked the bishops, My lords, cannot...subjects' money when I want it, without " all this formality of parliament ? The bishop of " Durham readily answered, God forbid, sir, but " you should...
Full view - About this book

The universal biographical dictionary; or, An historical account of the ...

John Watkins - 1821 - 1570 pages
...by the bishop of Winchester, and Neilc, bishop of Durham ; his majesty said to the prelates, " Sly lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?" Bishop N'eile quickly replied, " God forbid, sir, but you should ; you arc...
Full view - About this book

The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 280 pages
...writer, ' in the conversation those prelates had with the King, on which Mr. Waller did often reflect. His Majesty asked the Bishops, ' My Lords, cannot...my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?' The Bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid, Sir, but you should...
Full view - About this book

The Recreative Magazine, Volume 1

United States - 1822 - 590 pages
...Protestant religion, our lives and liberties ! (Harleian Miscellany, vol. 8, p. 387, edit. 1810.) " My lords ! cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without the formality of parliament : "' said James the First to the bishops of Durham and Winchester. The...
Full view - About this book

The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 652 pages
...writer, " in the conversation those prelates had with the King, on which Mr. Waller did often reflect. His Majesty asked the Bishops, ' My Lords, cannot...subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?' The Bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid, Sir, but you should...
Full view - About this book

The Christian remembrancer; or, The Churchman's Biblical ..., Volume 6

1824 - 812 pages
...conversation between his Majesty and two Prelates, the Bishop of Winchester (Andrews,) and Dr. Neale, Bishop of Durham, who were standing behind the King's...Majesty asked the Bishops, " My Lords, cannot I take my tubjectt' money tchrn I want it, without all thu formality in Parliament Г The Bishop of Durham readily...
Full view - About this book

Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 3

Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...extraordinary in the conversation those prelates had with the king ; on which Mr> Waller did often reflect. His Majesty asked the bishops, ' My lords, cannot...my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?' The Bishop of Durham readily answered, ' G — d forbid, Sir, but you should...
Full view - About this book

The Literary magnet of the belles lettres, science, and the fine ..., Volume 2

Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 pages
...These two prelates, standing behind the King's chair, his Majesty asked them, " My Lords," said he, " cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?" The Bishop of Durham readily answered, * God forbid, Sir, but you should...
Full view - About this book

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...writer, " in the conversation those prelates had with the king, on which Mr. Waller did often reflect. His majesty asked the bishops, ' My lords, cannot...subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?' The bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid, Sir, but you should...
Full view - About this book

Facetiæ Cantabrigienses, by Socius

Richard Gooch - 1825 - 248 pages
...Andrews, Bishop of Winchester, and Neale, Bishop of Durham, his Majesty said to the prelates,—-" My Lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in Parliament?" Bishop Neale quickly replied,—" God forbid, Sir, but you should : you are...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF