 The school-boy whips his taxed top — the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle on a taxed road ; — and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent. into a spoon that has paid fifteen per cent.  The Philosophy of Human Nature - Page 88by Francis E. Brewster - 1851 - 447 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1846 - 540 pages
...bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay. The schoolboy -whips his taxed top — the beardleM youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle...expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a license of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Statesmen - 1846 - 510 pages
...will on a stamp that has paid eight pounds, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid one hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to...whole property is then taxed from two to ten per cent. in probate, and large fees are demanded for burying him in a church. His virtues are handed down to... | |
 | George Cone Beckwith - Peace - 1847 - 262 pages
...himself back upon his chintz bed which has paid twenty-two per cent., makes his will on an eight-pound stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property ia immediately... | |
 | George Cone Beckwith - Peace - 1847 - 278 pages
...upon his chintz bed which has paid twenty-two per cent., makes his will on an eight-pound stamp, i and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has ' paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is immediately... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...has paid 15 per cent. — flings himself back upon his chintz bed, which has paid 22 per cent. — and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a licence of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Economics - 1848 - 556 pages
...eight pounds (sterling), and expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid 100 pounds (sterling) for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then taxed from 2 to 10 per cent, in probate, and large fees are demanded for burying him in church. His virtues are... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1848 - 556 pages
...which has paid 22 per cent. — and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a licence of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His tuliole property is then immediately taxed from 2 to 10 per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...taxed top—the beardless youth manages his taxed horse, with a taxed bridle, on a taxed road—and the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine which has...expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a licence of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
 | Henry Brewster Stanton - Great Britain - 1849 - 412 pages
...his will on an eight pound stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is, then, immediately taxed from 2 to 10 per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1872 - 676 pages
...will, it asks all our sympathy for him, " expiring in the arms of an apothecary who has paid 100/. for the privilege of putting him to death." His whole property is then taxed, fees are paid for his burial, his virtues are recorded on taxed marble, " and he is then gathered to... | |
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