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Meanings of humble petition in English

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Usage of humble petition in English
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The humble petition of all the maids whose names are under written.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2
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This humble petition, or rather meek threat, led to another long silence.
A Simpleton
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Must I begin my reign with the refusal of an humble petition?
Lucky Pehr
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There was, to Rowland, something acutely touching in this humble petition.
Roderick Hudson
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We, the song-birds of Massachusetts and their playfellows, make this our humble petition.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39...
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The humble petition of William Jingle, Coach-maker and Chair-maker, of the Liberty of Westminster:
Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer
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The humble petition of William Jingle, Coachmaker and Chairmaker to the Liberty of Westminster.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2
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He sent a humble petition to the Lords, but they promptly ordered the hangman to burn it.
The Leading Facts of English History
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It will be a great joy to us if our humble petition be graciously heard and granted.
Tales of Old Japan
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He said that he had come thither with his colleagues to present a humble petition to her Highness.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I
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The humble petition of A.
An Essay Upon Projects
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If by chance, after many rebuffs, his humble petition were granted, it was only the beginning of fresh troubles.
History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume...
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I have heard such words of arrogance fall from your lips as must be expiated by humble petition to your Creator.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
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They sent a humble petition to the king, and a memorial to the Parliament, beseeching that the Stamp Act might be repealed.
The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair / Or, True Stories from...
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They sent an humble petition to the king, and a memorial to the Parliament, beseeching that the Stamp Act might be repealed.
True Stories of History and Biography
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S: Maybe, our Lord will give us instead one better than it; surely to our Lord do we make our humble petition.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
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