 ... 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
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 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 ; d and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However,... | |
 | Frederick Perry - Conduct of life - 1873 - 540 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."* This idea may be extended to rivalry, which is a costly tax. In the interview between Henry VIII. and... | |
 | Illustrated reader - 1874 - 408 pages
...others, 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 case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us... | |
 | Illustrated anecdotes, T. B. S. - Anecdotes - 1874 - 228 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 any abatement ! " s IN the sun,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Saving and investment - 1875 - 408 pages
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed quite 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." Lord John Russell... | |
 | Christian fiction, English - 1875 - 380 pages
...much more grievous to some of Сада, 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 any abatement ! " Ï5» Common... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1876 - 412 pages
...have many others, and much more grievous to some о us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times a much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; аж from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However,... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin - Biography & Autobiography - 1876 - 416 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... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...grievous toils from needless ease. B. FRANKLIN. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly. B. FRANKLIN. Children generally hate to l>e idle; all the care then is, that their busy humour should... | |
 | Charles Joseph Sherwill Dawe - 1877 - 392 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... | |
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