 | 1749 - 386 Seiten
...Majeity's mercy, who had laid us under his feet, who had made us but tenants at will of our liberties and eftates. And though I cannot but approve of mercy,...great virtue in any Prince, yet I heartily pray it may prove a precedent as fafe and ufeful to this opprefled líate, as that of jaftice. Mr. Speaker,... | |
 | Parliamentary - 1763 - 558 Seiten
...preferve the Liberty of our Pofterity ! * I am far from maligning the Perfon, nor in my Heart wifti I the Execution, of any Man ; but certainly it (hall...Juftice. ' Mr. Speaker, blafted may that Tongue be, that fhallj in the leaft Degree, derogate from the Glory of thofe Halcyon Days our Fathers enjoyed, during... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 634 Seiten
...mercy, who had laid us under his feet, who bad made us but tenants at will of oar liberties and estates. And, though I cannot but approve of mercy, as a great virtue in any prince, yet I heartily pray it may prove a precedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state, as that of justice. Mr. Speaker,... | |
 | 1810 - 598 Seiten
...mercy, who had laid us under his feet, who had made us but tenants at will of oar liberties and estates. And, though I cannot but approve of mercy, as a great virtue in any prince, yet I heartily pray it may prove a precedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state, as that of justice. Mr. Speaker,... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 624 Seiten
...laid us under his feet, who had made us but tenants at will of onr liberties and estates. And, sthough I cannot but approve of mercy, as a great virtue in any prince, yet I heartily pray it may prove a precedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state, as that of Justice. Mr. Speaker,... | |
 | 1810 - 632 Seiten
...mercy, who had laid us under his feet, who had made us but tenants at will of our liberties and estates. And, though I cannot but approve of mercy, as a great virtue ;n any prince, yet I heartily pray it may prove a precedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state,... | |
 | 1837 - 430 Seiten
...who laid us under his feet ; who had made us but tenants at will of our liberties and our estates. And though I cannot but approve of mercy, as a great...prince, yet I heartily pray it prove a precedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state as that of justice !" The force and condensation of these passages... | |
 | John Forster - 1846 - 726 Seiten
...under his feet — who had made us but tenants at will of our liberties and our estates. And tioigh I cannot but approve of mercy as a great virtue in any prince, yet I heartily pray it prove a ftcedent as safe and useful to this oppressed state u that of justice /" The force and condensation... | |
 | John Forster - 1846 - 738 Seiten
...who laid us under his feet — who had made us but tenants at will of our liberties and our estates. And though I cannot but approve of mercy as a great virtue in any prince, yet I heartily pray it prone a precedent л* safe and useful to thts oppressed stale as that of juttice !" The force and condensation... | |
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I am far from maligning the person, nor in my heart wish I the execution of any man ; but, certainly, it shall be a justice well becoming this house, to lay their heads at his majesty's mercy, who had laid us under his feet, who had made us but tenants... 