 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), William Stanhope Taylor, John Henry Pringle - Europe - 1839 - 546 pages
...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...given to men. However, he attempted it. To render tax palateable to the partisans of American revenue, he made a preamble, stating the necessity of such... | |
 | William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.) - 1839 - 570 pages
...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...given to men. However, he attempted it. To render tax palateable to the partisans of American revenue, he made a preamble, stating the necessity of such... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1841 - 548 pages
...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...partisans of American revenue, he made a preamble slating the necessity of such a revenue. To close with the American distinction, this revenue was external... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1845 - 558 pages
...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...close with the American distinction, this revenue was exlei-nal or port-duty; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - History - 1850 - 304 pages
...their established prejudices with regard to internal taxation. L However, Burke has well said that "to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men." This fine-spun scheme of policy was received with even more indignation than had yet been expressed.... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 976 pages
...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...American distinction, this revenue was external, or port duty ; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the coíonistt,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 968 pages
...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...American distinction, this revenue was external, or port duty ; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the colonists,... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 978 pages
.... | but to tax and to please, no more than to lore and to be wise, is not given to men. However. I he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the...partisans of American revenue, he made a preamble staling the necessity of such a revenur. To close with the American distinction, this revenue was external,... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 516 pages
...exchequer, found himself in great straits : to please universally was the object of bis 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.... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Orators - 1853 - 972 pages
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life; i but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men. However, i he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partisans of American revenue, he made a preamble... | |
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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. 
