 | Edmund Burke - 1857 - 728 halaman
...exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...palatable to the partisans of American revenue, he had a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close with the American distinction, this... | |
 | 1859 - 370 halaman
...Exchequer, found himself ID great straits. To please universally was the object of his Jife ;but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...render the tax palatable to the partisans of American revenues, he made a preamble stating the necessity of such revenue. To close with the American distinction,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1860 - 644 halaman
...please universally was the ohject of his life ; hut to tax and to please, no more than to lore and to he wise, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render the tax palatahle to the partisans of American revenue, he made a preamhle stating the necessity of such a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1862 - 460 halaman
...exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 818 halaman
...exchequer, found himself in great straits : to please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...wise, is not given to men. However, he attempted it. He was truly the child of the house. He never thought, did, or said any thing, but with a view to you.... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1867 - 624 halaman
...end and aim of this " candidate for contradictory honours." But, as Burke further observes — " To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men." * Like many other statesmen of his day, Charles Townshend had taught himself to make a great distinction... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1875 - 968 halaman
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life: but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...revenue, he made a preamble stating the necessity of snch a revenue. To close with the American distinction, this revenue was external, or port duty ; but... | |
 | Robert Cochrane - 1877 - 560 halaman
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life : but to c port duty ; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the colonials,... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1877 - 558 halaman
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life : but to en wind and water ; and, net being trouble 1 with...zeal for any matter in question, he was never more externa!, or port duty ; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of rvItply. To gratify... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1883 - 396 halaman
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close... | |
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Here this extraordinary man, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men. 
