 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1756
...in a sort of humiliated state, until something of the kind should be done. Here this extraordinary man, then chancellor of the exchequer, found himself...he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partisans of American revenue, he had a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close... | |
 | 1775
...univer{ally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partizans of A nerican revenue, he made a preamble dating tbe neveffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe with the American... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1775 - 96 pages
...uruverfally was. the ohjeft of his life ; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render...partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble Hating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe with the American diftinftion, this revenue was an... | |
 | History - 1778
...sort of humiliated state, until something of the kind .should be done. Here this extraordinary mnn, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, found himself in...straits. To please universally was the object of his life j but to tax and to С 3 please, pleane, no more than to ]o've and to be wise, • is . «jot given... | |
 | History - 1791
...the objedt of his life; but to tax and to C 3 pleafe, pleafe, no mor* than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However, he attempted it. To...partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble Hating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe with the American diftin£tion, this revenue was txttrnal... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792
...univerfally was the object of his life; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render...partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble ftating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe with the American diftinction, this revenue was external... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792
...univerfally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render...partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble ftating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe with the American diftinction, this revenue was external... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1792
...univerfally was the object of his life; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the p;1rtizans of American revenue, he made a preamble ftating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 499 pages
...univerfally was the object of his life; but to tax and to pleale, no more than to love and to be. •wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render...partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble, flating the neceffity of fuch a' revenue. To clofe with the American diftinction, this revenue was... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803
...univerfally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to pleafe, no more than to love and to be wife, is not given to men. However he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partifans of American revenue, he made a preamble ftating the neceffity of fuch a revenue. To clofe... | |
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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. 
