 | Robert Ellis Thompson - 1882 - 442 pages
...perfection humorously described by Sidney Smith : " Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot, — taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste, — taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion,... | |
 | Axel Gustafson - 1884 - 88 pages
...Sydney Smith's gravely humorous saying : " We must pay taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth or covers the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste. Taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion.... | |
 | Samuel Smith - 1884 - 46 pages
...inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory : — Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste. Taxes upon warmth, light and locomotion.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1884 - 718 pages
...things was well described by Sydney Smith : " We must pay taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth or covers the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste. Taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion.... | |
 | Stephen Dowell - 1884 - 484 pages
...inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory. Taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth or covers the back or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste. Tuxes upon warmth, light, and... | |
 | 1884 - 1198 pages
...Sydney Smith in describing the condition of his times, "upon every article which enters into the month, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and tasto. Taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion.... | |
 | James Gillespie Blaine - 1884 - 700 pages
...exaction ascribed to the British system. We were levying " taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth or covers the back or is placed under the foot ; taxes on every thing which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste ; taxes upon warmth, light,... | |
 | William Heaton - 1885 - 338 pages
...inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory : — TAXES upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes npon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste — taxes upon warmth, light,... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1887 - 736 pages
...things was well described by Sydney Smith : " We must pay taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth or covers the back, or is placed under the foot. Taxes upon everything which is pleasant to sec, hear, feel, smell, and taste. Taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion.... | |
 | 1887 - 428 pages
...subjects as well as great ; he is like a book in breeсhes." TAXES upon every article which enters the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot; taxes upon everything which is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste ; taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion;... | |
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... that comes from abroad, or is grown at home — taxes on the raw material — taxes on every fresh value that is added... 
