 | 1804 - 232 pàgines
...induce yoa to employ your interest with his Majesty, for his royal clemency in my bebalf, I i-hall lay down my life with the utmost resignation ; and...Britain. EARL CROMARTY's SPEECH. My Lords, I HAVE now the misfortune to appear before your Lordships, guilty of nn offence of such a nature, as justly merits... | |
 | John Struthers - 1828 - 676 pàgines
...lordships to induce you to employ your interest with his majesty for his royal clemency in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation...and the peace and prosperity of •Great Britain." The following, which is still more pathetic, was made by the earl of Croiuartie. " My lords, " I have... | |
 | John Struthers - 1828 - 660 pàgines
...lordships to induce you to employ your interest with his majesty for his royal clemency in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation...Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." The following, which ii still more pathetic, was made by the earl of Cromnrtie. " My lords, " I have... | |
 | James Browne - 1838 - 538 pàgines
...life with the utmost resignation, and that his last moments should " be employed in fervent prayer for the preservation of the illustrious house of Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." The earl of Cromarty began a most humiliating but pathetic appeal, by declaring that he had been guilty... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1846 - 310 pàgines
...Lordships to induce you to employ your interest witli his Majesty for his royal clemency in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation,...Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." Lord Kilmarnock has been accused of endeavouring to preserve existence at too high a price. He has... | |
 | Archibald M'Kay - 1858 - 324 pàgines
...sufficient motive to your lordships to induce you to employ your interest with his Majesty in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation,...Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." Notwithstanding these seemingly sincere sentiments of contrition for his errors, the Earl of Kilmarnock... | |
 | William Philip Boyd - 1884 - 354 pàgines
...to your lordships to induce you to employ your interest with your Majesty' in my behalf, 1 shall lav down my life with the utmost resignation, and my last...House of Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of lJreat Britain." : ' •: :' '. Notwithstanding these seemingly sincere sentiments of contrition for... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 348 pàgines
...lordships to induce you to employ your interest with his Majesty for his royal clemency in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation,...Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." Lord Kilmarnock has been accused of endeavouring to preserve existence at too high a price. He has... | |
 | William Philip Boyd - 1912 - 532 pàgines
...sufficient motive to your Lordship to induce you to employ your interest, with your Majesty in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation,...Hanover, and the peace and prosperity of Great Britain." Notwithstanding these seemingly sincere sentiments of contrition for his errors, William Boyd unfortunately... | |
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But if, my lords, if all I have offered is not a sufficient motive to your lordships to induce you to employ your interest with his majesty for his royal clemency in my behalf, I shall lay down my life with the utmost resignation ; and my last moments... 