 | Monthly literary register - 1820 - 694 pages
...; and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon which has paid fifteen per cent. — flings himself back...expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a licence of a hundred pounds, for ihe privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
 | 1820 - 590 pages
...into a spoon that has paid 15 per cent. — flings himself back upon his chintz-bed which has paid 22 per cent. — makes his will on an eight pound stamp,...the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...spoon which has paid 15 per cent, fling* himself back upon his chintz bed which has paid 22 per ceut. makes his will on an eight pound stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a licence of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 442 pages
...; and the dying Englishman pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon which has paid fifteen per cent.— flings himself back...expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a licence of a hundred pounds, for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1820 - 770 pages
...into a spoon that has paid 15 per cent — flings himself back upon his chintz-bed which has paid 22 per cent — makes his will on an eight pound stamp,...the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1820 - 714 pages
...paid 15 per cent — flings himself back upon his chintz-bed which has paid 22 per cent — mokes hie will on an eight pound stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of an hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately... | |
 | 1820 - 558 pages
...into a spoon that has paid 15 per cent. — flings himself back upon his chintz-bed which has paid 22 per cent. — makes his will on an eight pound stamp,...the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of a hundred pounds for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - England - 1822 - 218 pages
...flings himself back upon bis chintz hed which has paid 22 per cent. — makes his will upon an Sd. stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a license uf I (MM. for the privilege of putting him to death !! ED. REV. 1820. der the tyranny of an absent... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - History - 1822 - 408 pages
...cent, flings himself back upon his chintz bed, which has paid 22 per cent.—makes his will on an 8/. stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid 1001. for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then taxed from 2 to 10 per... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...road ; the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon which has paid fifteen per cent., flings himself back on...stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who паз paid a license of 100/. for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then... | |
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... for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble... 
