 | William Betham - Baronetage - 1801 - 580 pages
...several of the members to see if the chancellor would own it, which he did in these words: " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart., I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." This answer being reported to the house, the lords agreed to move... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 536 pages
...the same ? and whether he will Stand to it or not? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his "lordship delivered up the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 538 pages
...same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the... | |
 | 1815 - 226 pages
...was his own hand that was subscribed to the same ? To which the Lord Chancellor answered " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...demand, ' whether it were his own hand, that was subscribed to the same:' to whom he replied, " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...Peers and Prelates, humbly commending my cause to your noble minds and magnanimous affections. Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 598 pages
...whether he will stand to it or no ; unto which the said lord Chancellor answered, namely, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." The which answer being reported to the house, it was agreed by the... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 434 pages
...subscribed to the same, and whether he would stand to it. His answer was in these words : " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Their next proceeding was to send a deputation to the king, with... | |
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it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed. 
