 | 1743 - 642 pàgines
...they are about ; and the more they drink, the more ripe they grow for any wickednefs or extravagance. Luxury, my Lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will. Would you lay a tax upon a breach of the ten commandments... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1743 - 588 pàgines
...to drown Sorrow, and lofe in the Delights of Drunkennefs both the publick Miferies and his own. • Luxury, my Lords, is to be taxed, but Vice prohibited, let the Difficufties in executing the Law be what they will. Would you lay a Tax upon a Breach of the Ten Commandments... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1743 - 596 pàgines
...afleep, to drown Sorrow, and lofe in the Delights of Drunkennefs both the publick Miferies and his own. ' Luxury, my Lords, is to be taxed, but Vice prohibited, let the Difficulties in executing the Law be v. hat they will. Would you lay a Tax upon the Breach of the Ten... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1779 - 490 pàgines
...afleep, to drown forrow, and lofe in the delights of drunkennefs both the public miferies and his own. Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will. Would you lay a tax upon a breach of the ten commandments... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pàgines
...asleep, to drown sorrow, and lose in the delights of drunkenness both the publick miseries and his own. Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will. Would you lay a tax upon the breach of the ten... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pàgines
...asleep, to drown sorrow, and lose in the delights of drunkenness both the publick miseries and his own. Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will. Would you lay a tax upon the breach of the ten... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 542 pàgines
...taxing vice ; but this maxim, of government has, on this occasion, been either mistaken or perverted. Vice, my lords, is not properly to be taxed, but suppressed;...by which that suppression can be attained. Luxury, my lords, or the excess of that which is pernicious only by its excess, may very properly be taxed,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 542 pàgines
...taxing vice ; but this maxim of government has, on this occasion, been either mistaken or perverted. Vice, my lords, is not properly to be taxed, but suppressed...by which that suppression can be attained. Luxury, my lords, or the excess of that which is pernicious only by its excess, may very properly be taxed,... | |
 | 596 pàgines
...the House of Peers. In 1743 Lord Chesterfield thus exposed the deceiver and its manufacturers : — " Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulty in the law be what it will. Would you lay a tax upon a breach of the ten commandments ? Would not such a tax be wicked and scandalous... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1849 - 244 pàgines
...ago. They will not, of course, be subject to the charge of emanating from a source too puritanic : " Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited. Let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will — would you lay a tax upon the breach of the... | |
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Luxury, my Lords, is to be taxed, but vice prohibited, let the difficulties in executing the law be what they will. Would you lay a tax upon a breach of the Ten Commandments? Would not such a tax be wicked and scandalous ; because it would imply an. 
