 ... paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed...  The Monthly magazine - Page 294by Monthly literary register - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1836 - 226 pages
...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...gathered to his fathers, — to be taxed no more. In addition to all this, the habit of dealing with large sums, will make the government avaricious... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...stamp, and 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...posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to hia fathers, — to be taxed no more. In addition to all this, the habit of dealing with large sums... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - International law - 1836 - 470 pages
...stamp, and 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 immediately taxed from 2 to 10 per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his... | |
 | George Merryweather (pseud.?) - Great Britain - 1838 - 476 pages
...eight pounds a year for the privilege of following it. Besides the probate of his will, large clerical fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel: his virtues are handed down to futurity on taxed marble; and ceasing himself to be taxed, he is gathered to his fathers to be doubly... | |
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...expires in the arras of an apothecary, who ha» paid a license of a hundred pounds for the liberty of putting him to death. — His whole property is...taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, larger fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed dpwn to posterity... | |
 | Christianity - 1855 - 534 pages
...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 taxed from 2 to 10 per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1840 - 844 pages
...cent. — and 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 immediately taxed from 2 to 10 percent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his... | |
 | Jehangeer Nowrojee, Nauroji Jahangir, Hirjeebhoy Merwanjee - East Indians - 1841 - 534 pages
...large fees are demanded for bringing him in the " chancel, his virtues are handed down to pos" terity on taxed marble, and he is then gathered " to his fathers to be taxed no more." We have frequently made enquiries as to any article that is not taxed, and we do not know any thing... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Peace - 1842 - 224 pages
...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...gathered to his fathers, — to be taxed no more." Now, what hope is there of competency and happiness, or even of a tolerable degree of comfort, for... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - Peace - 1842 - 224 pages
...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 in the chancel; his... | |
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