 | 1766 - Liczba stron: 294
...paid. His definition of excife is, that it is a hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged nit by the common judges of property, but •wretches hired by thofe to -whom excife is paid ? Is the excife ftill on the fame footing ? I wilh to know who hires thefe "wretches, the commijjioners... | |
 | John Wilkes - 1767 - Liczba stron: 288
...excife 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 , 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 wretches, the commijponers... | |
 | 1768 - Liczba stron: 400
...forth either his principles or his pedantry, as Excife. — A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by 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, &c. J Gazetteer. It was... | |
 | Archibald Campbell - 1783 - Liczba stron: 238
...paye. Den I tella him, I fee it be ver true vat * EXCISE, A hateful tax levied upon Commodities, and adjudged not by 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 of the utmoft... | |
 | 1788 - Liczba stron: 404
...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 - Liczba stron: 648
...?" ' Croker's Corres, ii. 35. 4 He thus defines Excise: '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.' The Commissioners of Excise being offended by this severe reflection,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 640
...?" ' Croker's Carres, ii. 35. * He thus defines Excise: '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.' The Commissioners of Excise being offended by this severe reflection,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 496
...wit than I, and struck it out." ' He thus defines Excise " 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." The Commissioners of Excise being offended by this severe reflection,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - Liczba stron: 514
...wit than 1, and struck it out." ' He thus defines Excise ' 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." The commissioners of Excise being oftended by tlu's severe reflection,... | |
 | 1818 - Liczba stron: 596
...one armf; in the combat of Monsieur Conflans, * Ercwe — a hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged, not by the common judges of property, but wretches, hired by those to wnom Excise is paid. — Vide Johnson's Dictionary. \- Gazetteer — It. was lately a term... | |
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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. 
