 ... that restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribands of the bride; at bed or board, couchant...  The Monthly magazine - Page 294by Monthly literary register - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Alvin Rabushka - Business & Economics - 1985 - 260 pages
...by the industry of man. Taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite, and the drug which restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge,...rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribbons of the bride: at bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay. The schoolboy whips... | |
 | Michael Veseth - Business & Economics - 1990 - 257 pages
...man's appetite and the drug which restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, on the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's...rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribbons of the bride; at bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay. The schoolboy whips... | |
 | Donald Rutherford - Classical school of economics - 1996 - 520 pages
...the industry of man — taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health — on the ermine which decorates the...man's spice — on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribands of the bride — at bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay: — The schoolboy... | |
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