 | John Wilkes - 1767 - 294 sider
...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 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... | |
 | John Wilkes - 1767 - 300 sider
...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 sider
...indulged his pride and fpleen,*— -than {hewn 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... | |
 | 1768 - 418 sider
...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 sider
...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 - 1783 - 238 sider
...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 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 ,... | |
 | 1788 - 404 sider
...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 sider
...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 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 sider
...where will you find such men and such horses ?" ' 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 sider
...where will you find such \~ncn and such horses ?" ' 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... | |
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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. 
