 Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory ; — taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell,...  The Works of Sydney Smith - Strana 93podľa Sydney Smith - 1844 - Počet stránok 333Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - Počet stránok 470
...of it is this — that he warns America, by pointing to the then state of England. He says : — " We can inform Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences...covers the back, or is placed under the foot .... taxes on everything on the earth and the waters under the earth — on everything that comes from abroad... | |
 | Robert Ellis Thompson - 1875 - Počet stránok 438
...nation. By 1840 the indirect system had attained the perfection humorously described by Sidney Smith : " Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth,...back, or is placed under the foot, — taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste, — taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion,... | |
 | George Manville Fenn - 1899 - Počet stránok 548
...small subjects as well as great; lit is like a look in breeches." TAXBS upon every article which enters the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot ; taxesupon everythingwhich is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste ; taxes upon warmth, light,... | |
 | George Manville Fenn - 1899 - Počet stránok 550
...small subjects as well as great; he is like a book in breeches." TAXBB upon every article which enters the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot ; taxes upon every thing which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste ; taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion ; taxes... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1879 - Počet stránok 556
...them together in one common judgment. XIX. — LOUD BBOTOHAM, ON TAXATION. PERMIT me to inform you what are the inevitable consequences of being too...the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste — taxes upon warmth, light, and... | |
 | 1881 - Počet stránok 762
...of taxation imposed by the American system of protection. We read in the free-trade journals about taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the feet — taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste — taxes upon... | |
 | Robert Ellis Thompson - 1882 - Počet stránok 442
...nation. By 1840 the indirect system had attained the perfection humorously described by Sidney Smith : " Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth,...back, or is placed under the foot, — taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste, — taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion,... | |
 | Robert Ellis Thompson - 1882 - Počet stránok 430
...nation. By 1840 the indirect system had attained the perfection humorously described by Sidney Smith: "Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth,...back, or is placed under the foot, — taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste, — taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion,... | |
 | Samuel Smith - 1884 - Počet stránok 46
...year, we are now paying it off at the rate of 7 millions a year. t Sydney Smith on British Taxation. "We can inform Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences...the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste. Taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion.... | |
 | Stephen Dowell - 1884 - Počet stránok 484
...in an article in the ' Edinburgh Review ' in 1 820. ' We can inform Brother Jonathan,' he writes, ' what are the inevitable consequences of being too...covers the back or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste. Tuxes upon warmth, light, and... | |
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