The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis. Votes: 1
Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. Votes: 1
Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I ever at the door as I do know or can remember; not as a petitioner I am sure. Votes: 1
I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid. Votes: 1
I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for acceptance... my whole schtick, my whole identity, is so wrapped up in being a petitioner that I don't really know how to react now that petition has been granted. Votes: 1
The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis. Votes: 0
Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy. Votes: 0
A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation. Votes: 0
Necessity does everything well. In our condition of universal dependence, it seems heroic to let the petitioner be the judge of his necessity, and to give all that is asked, though at great inconvenience. Votes: 0