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" I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality of parliament? ' The Bishop of Durham readily answered, 'God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils.' Whereupon the King turned and said to the Bishop of Winchester,... "
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent ... - Page 244
by John Aikin - 1799
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A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 pages
..." My lords," said he, " cannot I take my subjtfls money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered,...of our nostrils." "Whereupon the king turned, and »aid to the bishop of Winchester, *' Well, my lord, what say you?" tl Sir," replied the bishop, **...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...bishops, " My Lords, cannot I take my subjects money " when I want it, without all this formality of parliament ?" The bishop of " Durham readily answered,...King turned and said to the bishop "of Winchester, " Well, rny Lord, what say you ?'' « Sir,' replied the bi"shop, « Jhave no skill to judge or parliamentary...
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Eccentric biography; or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modern

Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 pages
...said, " My lords, cannot I take my subjects' money money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered,...you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils," Upon this the king, addressing himself to the Bishop of Winchester, who was celebrated for his wit,...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...bishops, " My L'J^ls, cannot I take my subjects money " when I want it, without all this formality of parliament ?" The bishop of " Durham readily answered,...nostrils.' Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop fc of Winchester, " Well, rny Lord, what say you ?" ' Sir,' replied the bi*' shop, ' I have no skill...
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A Biographical, Historical and Chronological Dictionary:: Containing ...

John Watkins - 1807 - 1014 pages
...j«ts' money when I want it, without »II this formality m parliament ?" Eislmp Ncaie quickly replied, " God forbid, sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils." On which the lam; said to the biihop of Winchester, " Well, my lord, and what say той ?" " Sir,...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius: Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pages
...the bishops : ' My lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered,...king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester, 'Well, my lord, what say you ?' 'Sir,' replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary...
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Biographia evangelica; or, An historical account of ... the most ..., Volume 2

Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pages
...bishops, « My lords, « cannot I take my subjects money when I want it, with« out all this formality in parliament ?' The bishop of Durham readily answered,...king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester, « Well, my lord, what say you ?' " Sir, (replied " the Bishop) I have no skill to judge of parliamentary...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 8

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?1 The bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid,...king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester, ' Well, my lord, what say you ?' — ' Sir,' replied the bishop, < I have no skill to judge of parliamentary...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...Bishops, " My Lords, . cannot I " take my subjects money when I want it, without " all this formality of parliament ?" The Bishop of " Durham readily answered,...nostrils.* " Whereupon the King turned and said to the bi" shop of Winchester, " Well, my Lord, what say " you ?" ' Sir,' replied the bishop, ' I have no...
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A New Biographical Dictionary:: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - 1811 - 490 pages
..." My lords," said he, " cannot I take my subject!, money when I want it, without al! this formality in parliament ?" The bishop of Durham readily answered,...king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester. ** Well,, my lord, what say you?" ?' Sir," replied the bishop, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary...
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