| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 830 pages
...commanding him " to let them pafs, which he obeyed, with this *' anfwer: " While it was in my power, I did •* my duty; but that being taken away by a higher " power, it is my duty to obey." Which the " King, upon fecond thoughts, took well, and. •* thanked him for it." James, by a proclamation... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...** to let them pafs, which he obeyed, with this w anfwer : " While it was in my power, I did '* mjr duty ; but that being taken away by a higher ** power, it is my duty to obey." Which the M King, upon fecond thoughts, took well, and V thanked him for it." James, by a proclamation... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 518 pages
...com" manding him to let them pafs, which he " obeyed, with this anfwer : * While it was in " my power, I did my duty; but that being " taken away by a higher power, it is my duty " to obey.' Which the King, upon fecond " thoughts, took well, and thanked him for it." James, by a proclamation... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 516 pages
...let them pafs, which he " obeyed, with this anfwer : * While it was irt. " my power, I did my duty 5 but that being " taken away by a higher power, it is my duty *' to obey.' Which the King, upon fecond " thoughts, took -well) and thanked him for it." James, by a proclamation... | |
| B. Lambert - London (England) - 1806 - 616 pages
...commanding him to let them pass; which he obeyed, with this declaration: " While it was in my power, I did my duty; but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey." This well-timed concession was highly pleasing to the king, and the mayor was acquitted of the breach... | |
| Cayley Illingworth - Classical antiquities - 1808 - 112 pages
...the lord mayor to let them pass, which he obeyed with cc this answer : " whilst it was in my power I did my duty; but that " being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey;" " which being told to the king, he was so touched with it, that it is " said he sent to the lord mayor... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1810 - 772 pages
...him to let them pass ; which the prudent magistrate complied with, saying, " While it was in my power I did my duty, but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey."* In October, 1618, the brave Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard, at Westminster,... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - London (England) - 1810 - 768 pages
...him to let them pass; which the prndent magistrate complied with, saying, " While it was in my power I did my duty, but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey."* In October, 1618, the brave Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard, at Westminster,... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - London (England) - 1810 - 762 pages
...him to let them pass ; which the prudent magistrate complied with* saying, " While it was in my power I did my duty, but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duly to obey."* In October, lGl8, the brave Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard,... | |
| Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 434 pages
...release of the carts : the magistrate immediately complied, with this remark: "While it was in my power I did my duty; but that being taken away by a higher power, it is my duty to obey." The king was struck with the answer, and, on second thoughts, thanked the lord-mayor for his conducta.... | |
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