... 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 virtues are handed down... the edinburgh review - Pàgina 76per david william - 1820Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Sydney Smith - 1869 - 424 pàgines
...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...gathered to his fathers — to be taxed no more.— [EB 1820.] AMERICAN PRIVILEGES.— LIBERTY OF TRADES. 41 AMERICAN PRIVILEGES. AMERICA is exempted,... | |
| Alexander Charles Ewald - 1870 - 242 pàgines
...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...gathered to his fathers — to be taxed no more." Many of these taxes are now happily obsolete, but still both you and I have often to thank that important... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1873 - 550 pàgines
...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...then gathered to his fathers, to be taxed no more." 1 A passage so exquisite in wit and language is seasonable here, especially when considering what shall... | |
| Charles Sumner - 1874 - 542 pàgines
...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...then gathered to his fathers, to be taxed no more." 1 A passage so exquisite in wit and language is sea1 America ; Review of Seybert's Statistical Annals... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1870 - 842 pàgines
...immediately taxed from 2 to W per cení. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in Ikt chancel,- his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers,—to be taxed no more. In addition to ail this, the habit of dealing wilh large sums will... | |
| Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pàgines
...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...then gathered to his fathers — to be taxed no more. SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Devonshire in 1772. He was the son of... | |
| Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - 1871 - 506 pàgines
...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...posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers—to be taxed no more. —LORD BROUGHAM. THE ALIIAMBRA. PALACE of Beauty! where tho Moorish... | |
| Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 pàgines
...privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately1 taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying...posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to hia fathers, — to be taxed no more. SYDNEY SMITH. 65. THE UNION [" Liberty and Union, now snd forever,... | |
| Henry Charles Carey, Kate McLean - 1872 - 584 pàgines
...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...then gathered to his fathers, to be taxed no more." Thus far, as we see, the recent progress has been from taxation on fixed property towards taxes on... | |
| James Comper Gray - 1872 - 422 pàgines
...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...gathered to his fathers — to be taxed no more.™ 38 — 40. and now, instructed by these examples.01 refrain, •withhold, hold back, counsel . . work,... | |
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