 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - 1853 - 364 pagina’s
...assistants should 'be put to death, to which the queen replied, that she could inflict no punishment on any the meanest of her subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land; and, therefore, was persuaded that he would not insist upon impossibilities. An act was introduced... | |
 | Robert Phillimore - 1854 - 930 pagina’s
...concerned in the arrest, should be punished *with instant death.(5) But the Queen directed her Secretary to inform him, " that she could inflict no punishment...subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land; and therefore was persuaded that he would not insist upon impossibilities."(c) To satisfy, however,... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - 1855 - 544 pagina’s
...concerned in the arrest, should be punished *with instant death. (¿) But the Queen directed her Secretary to inform him, » that she could inflict no punishment...subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land ; and therefore was persuaded that he would not insist upon impossibilities."^) To satisfy, however,... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - 1855 - 540 pagina’s
...death. (t) But the Queen r*o()61 directed her Secretary to inform him, " that she could inflict L -" no punishment upon any the meanest of her subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land ; and therefore was persuaded that he would not insist upon impossibilities."^) To satisfy, however,... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1858 - 718 pagina’s
...instant death (b). But the queen, (to the amazement of that despotic court,) directed her secretary to inform him " that she " could inflict no punishment...subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land ; and " therefore was persuaded that he would not insist upon " impossibilities (c)." To satisfy, however,... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1865 - 642 pagina’s
...with instant death. But the queen (to the amazement of that despotic court) directed her secretary to inform him, " that she " could inflict no punishment...subjects, " unless warranted by the law of the land; and therefore was per" suaded that he would not insist upon impossibilities." A bill was, however,... | |
 | 1868 - 878 pagina’s
...But the queen (to the amazement of that despotic court) directed her secretary to inform him, tlial she could inflict no punishment upon any the meanest...subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land; and tJterefore was persuaded tiiat lie would not insist upon impossibilities. To satisfy, however,... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1870 - 872 pagina’s
...ambassador to her Court, though the officer had violated no positive law. The Queen's memorable reply was that " she could inflict no punishment upon any, the meanest of her subjects, unless warranted by tlie law of the /and." This is an example you might well imitate. For, I take it for granted that no... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1870 - 942 pagina’s
...ambassador to her Court, though the officer had violated no positive law. The Queen's memorable reply was that " she could inflict no punishment upon any, the meanest of her subjects, unkss warranted by the law of the land." This is an example you might well imitate. For, I take it... | |
 | William Chambers - 1868 - 876 pagina’s
...despotic court) directed her secretary to inform him, that she could inflict no punishment upon any ike meanest of her subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land; and tlifrefore was persuaded that lie would not insist upon impossibiluies. To satisfy, however, the... | |
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But the queen (to the amazement of that despotic court) directed her secretary to inform him, "that she could inflict no punishment upon any, the meanest, of her subjects, unless warranted by the law of the land; and therefore was persuaded that he would... 
