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Recollections of the British institution, for promoting the fine arts in the ... - Page 192
by Thomas Smith (of Marylebone.) - 1860
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Memoirs of John Selden and Notices of the Political Contest ..., Volume 25

George William Johnson - Great Britain - 1835 - 390 pages
...any of them, and where they were ? " To which inquiries the speaker, falling on his knee, answered, " May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to...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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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Artists: Comprising Painters ..., Volume 1

John Gould - Art - 1835 - 430 pages
...I Pym, Hollis, Hazelrig, and Strode were present, Lenthall, the speaker, : replies, " I have, sir, neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, but as the House is pleased to j -direct me." The scene is one of J deep interest, and the artist has I handled it with considerable...
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The history of the ancient palace and late houses of parliament at ...

Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1836 - 626 pages
...were ? " The Speaker (Lenthall), with admirable presence of mind, dropping on his knee, answered, " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here."f The King, being thus disappointed, quitted the House amidst the cry of "Privilege! Privilege!"...
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The History of the Ancient Palace and Late Houses of Parliament at ...

Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton - Great Britain - 1836 - 578 pages
...they were?" The Speaker (Lenthall), with admirable presence of mind, dropping on his knee, answered, " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here."f The King, being thus disappointed, quitted the House amidst the cry of "Privilege! Privilege!"...
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Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Volume 3

Englishmen - 1836 - 274 pages
...brink of a precipice, and bearded a lion in his den. " Sir," said the ready and prudent speaker, " I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And I humbly ask your pardon that I cannot give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to...
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Lives of Eminent British Statesmen ...: John Pym; John Hampden. By John Forster

Statesmen - 1837 - 430 pages
...any of them? and where they were ? To which the speaker, falling on his knee, thus answered : — ' May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to...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...
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History of the English Revolution: From the Accession of Charles I.

François Guizot - Great Britain - 1838 - 388 pages
...can find them." He asked the speaker where they were; the speaker, falling on his knees, said, " Sir, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak, in...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to demand...
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History of the English revolution from the accession of Charles I ..., Volume 1

François Pierre G. Guizot - 1838 - 388 pages
...can find them." He asked the speaker where they were; the speaker, falling on his knees, said, " Sir, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak, in...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am. And I humbly ask pardon, that I cannot give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to demand...
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Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and ..., Volume 1

John Gould - Art - 1838 - 432 pages
...Hampden, Pym, Hollis, Hazelrig, and Strode were present, Lenthall, the speaker, replies, " I have, sir, neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak, in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me." The scene is one of deep interest, and the artist has handled it with considerable skill and knowledge....
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The Parliament and Councils of England, Chronologically Arranged: From the ...

Charles Henry Parry - Constitutional history - 1839 - 726 pages
...them, his Majesty asks the Sneaker where they were ? Falling on his knees, the Speaker answers ; " 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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