 ... Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are...  Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 1551793Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...and he that hath a much by our Idlenefs, three times as calling hath an office of profit and homuch by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiflioners cannot eafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from thefe taxes the commiffioners cannot cafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiflioners cannot cafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fume of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiflkmers cannot cafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by pur idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiflioners cannot cafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commifiioners cannot eafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fomc of us. We are taxed twice as fnuch by our idlencfs, three timos as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly : and from thcfe taxes the commilfioncrs cannot cafe or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us heark->... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idlenefs, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from thefe taxes the commiffioners cannot eafe or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
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