 No one venerates the peerage more than I do ; — but, my lords, I must say, that the peerage solicited me, not I the peerage. Nay more, I can say, and will say, that as a peer of parliament, as speaker of this right...  Curiosities of Law and Lawyers - Page 393by James Paterson - 1899 - 790 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Butler - Church and state - 1821 - 538 pages
...say and will say, that, as a peer of " keeper of the great seal, — as guardian of his majesty's " conscience, — as lord high chancellor of England,...duke would " think it an affront to be considered, — but which character, " none can deny me ; — as a MAN, I am at this moment as re" spectable, —... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1822 - 572 pages
...honourable House, — as Keeper of the Great Seal, — as guardian of his Majesty's conscience, —M Lord High Chancellor of England, — nay, even in...which the noble Duke would think it an affront to be considered,—but which character, none can deny me; as a MAN, I am at this moment as respectable,—I... | |
 | Charles Butler - Autobiography - 1822 - 706 pages
...this right honourable house, — as " keeper of the great seal, — as guardian of his " majesty's conscience, — as lord high chancellor " of England,...alone, " in which the noble duke would think it an " an affront to be considered,— but which cha" racter none can deny me; — as a MAN, I am at " this... | |
 | Charles Butler - Law - 1824 - 430 pages
...of this right honourable house, " as keeper of the great seal, — -as guardian of his " majesty's conscience, — as lord high chancellor of " England,...duke would think it an affront •" to be considered, — but which character none can "deny me, — as a HAN, I am at this moment as "respectable; — I... | |
 | Charles Butler - Law - 1824 - 476 pages
...speaker of this right honourable house, " as keeper of the great seal, — as guardian of his " majesty's conscience, — as lord high chancellor of " England, — nay, even in that character alone, iu " which the noble duke would thiak it an affront " to be considered, — but which character none... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 372 pages
...speaker of this right "honourable house, as keeper of the great seal, — as " guardian of his majesty's conscience, — as lord high " chancellor of England, — nay, even in that character •v alone, in which the noble duke would think it an affront " to be considered, — but which character... | |
 | Charles Butler - Authors, English - 1824 - 368 pages
...speaker of this right, " honourable house, as keeper of the great seal,— as " guardian of his majesty's conscience, — as lord high " chancellor of England, — nay, even in that character 165 -• alone, in wliich the noble duke would think itan affront •' to be considered, — but which... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1825 - 504 pages
...as speaker of this right honorable house, as keeper of the great seal ; as guardian of his majesty's conscience ; as lord high chancellor of England, nay,...noble duke would think it an affront to be considered — but which character none can deny me — as a MAN, I am at this moment as respectable ; I beg leave... | |
 | Literature - 1825 - 412 pages
...speaker of this right honourable house, as keeper of the great sealf— as guardian of his majesty's conscience, — as lord high chancellor of England,...duke would think it an affront to be considered,— but which character none can deny me,— as a MAM, I am at this moment as respectable;— I beg leave... | |
 | Literature - 1825 - 426 pages
...lonourable house, as keeper of the great seal, — is guardian of his majesty's conscience, — as lord ligh chancellor of England, nay, even in that character...noble duke would think it an affront to be considered, — but which character none can deny me, — as a MAN, I am at this moment as respectable ; — I... | |
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