 | John Wilkes - 1767 - 294 페이지
...ceafe to be wretches hired by thofe to whom excife is paid. His definition of excife is, that it is a hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged...the common judges of property, but wretches hired by thofe to whom excife is paid. Is the excife ftill on the fame footing ? Is wifh to know who hires thefe... | |
 | John Wilkes - 1767 - 300 페이지
...ceafe to be wretches hired by thofe to whom ex rife is paid. His definition of excife is, that it is a hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, bat wretches hired by thofe to whom excife is paid. Is the txcife ftill on the fame footing ? -Is wifh... | |
 | 1768 - 400 페이지
...indulged his pride and fpleen,*— -than {hewn forth either his principles or his pedantry, as Excife. — A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged...the common judges of property, but wretches hired by thofe to whom excife is paid. Favourite.— A mean wretch whofe whole bufinefc is by any means to pleafe,... | |
 | 1768 - 418 페이지
...indulged his pride and? fpleen,*—-than fliewn fortheither his principles or his pedantry, as Excife.-"-A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretcheshired by thofe to whom excife is paid. Favourite.—A mean wretch whofe whole bufinefs is by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1773 - 1164 페이지
...exciting or putting into moTo EXCE'RN. va [txcern, Latin J To tion. Ban*. The ail of roufing or awakening, A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property. Д'..-- ; . .'. To EXCI'SE. v. ,.-. [from the noun.] To levy excife upon a prrfon or thing. F }•'•... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1774 - 240 페이지
...paye. Den I tella him, I fee it be ver true vat * EXCISE, A hateful tax levied upon Commodities, an(i adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by thofe to whom excife is paid. JOHNSON'S DICTION A RY. Dodeur J n lay of youf, Dat you be one Bougre... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1783 - 238 페이지
...Gouvernment charge to hime, and make him paye. Den I tella him, I fee it be ver true vat * EXCISE, A hateful tax levied upon Commodities, and adjudged...the common judges of property, but wretches hired by thofe to 'whom «xcife is paid. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. Dofteur J n fay of you f , Dat yos be one Bougre... | |
 | 1788 - 404 페이지
...one beer-houfe, and do calle vor one coup of liqueur, and do enter * Excife, a hateful tax levieil upon commodities, , and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by thofc to whom it is paid. — Johnfon's Diftionajy. . . . f Gaztttrcr. It was lately a term of the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 페이지
...to the press ; but the printer had more wit than I, and struck it out." ' He thus defines Excise " A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged...this severe reflection, consulted Mr. Murray, then Attorney General, to know whether redress could be legally obtained. I wished to have procured for... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 페이지
...published " A Dictionary of the English Language," in which are the following words: — ' " EXCISE, ns A hateful tax levied upon commodities and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but by wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid." ' The author's definition being observed by the... | |
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A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid. 
