England under the house of Hanover; : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges, illustrated from the caricatures and satires of the day. (1848)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866, artist, Brown, Joseph, fl. 1837-1886, engraver, Cook, Conrad, fl. 1831-1850, engraver, Urquhart, Francis Fortescue, former owner · London : Richard Bentley... · leaf 452
vespers. Pitts budget was not allowed to pass without severeremarks, and a heavily increased duty on salt excitedgeneral dissatisfaction. People said that, when thegrand contriver of taxes had visited every corner of the 1805.] TAX ON SALT. 423 house above stairs, he had now descended into… … BILLY IN THE SALT-BOX. person thus apostrophised cries out in consternation, Curse the fellow, how he has frightened me!—Ithink, in my heart, he is getting in everywhere !-—whothe deuce would have thought of finding him in thesalt-box? One only incident happened to cheer the ministerin his painful…
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