 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 I humbly beg your majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what...  A History of England - Page 131by Admiral Paschal Stone - 1904 - 266 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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
...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...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
...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...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... | |
 | 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...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,... | |
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...Hampden, and William Strode. The speaker falling on his knees, replied, •' May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am." This picture is composed from the most authentic portraits of the characters introduced, which are... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 492 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 1 humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to demand... | |
 | 1831 - 702 pages
...desired him 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." " The birds then are flown!" said Charles, passionately, and insisting hastily that the accused members... | |
 | George William Johnson - Great Britain - 1835 - 398 pages
...were ? " To which inquiries the speaker, falling on his knee, answered, " May it please your majesty, 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... | |
 | George William Johnson - Great Britain - 1835 - 426 pages
...were ? " To which inquiries the speaker, falling on his knee, answered, " May it please your majesty, 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... | |
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