 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - 1876 - 586 pages
...discerning and munificent. "Pension—An allowance made to anyone without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country." Such was the opinion of the great Doctor—once. If one grain of cynicism could be found in Upcott's... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 680 pages
...rendered Mereenarius. ' ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined as ' One who is supported by an allowance paid at the will of another; a dependant.'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...rendered Afercenarius. * ' Pension. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country.' Pensioner is defined as ' One who is supported by an allowance paid at the will of another ; a dependant.'... | |
 | Pierre Franc McCallum - 1810 - 174 pages
...looking over PIOOTT'S Political Dictionary, I find Pension thus defined by Johnson. — In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country. Again, Pension.— This word hasbeen well defined by Addison, to be " an allowance made to any one... | |
 | Commoner - 1819 - 270 pages
...to obey his master ;" and the meaning given to " pension" is still stronger, — " In England it is generally understood to mean, pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country." About thirty years ago, when the country was much burdened, it was enacted by parliament, " That 110... | |
 | 1823 - 696 pages
...he had done. The definition he had given of the word pension, in his dictionary, that in England it tion in the<br/> co-operative movement, and promotion of women's potential and readiness raised some further scruples whether he ought himself to become a pensioner; but they were -removed... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1826 - 30 pages
...memorable definition. " Pension, — an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England, it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country." Sir, I will drop the latter part of this definition, where the feelings of the partisan appear to have... | |
 | 1831 - 652 pages
...received one himself however,) " an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling, for treason to his country." His hatred of the Scotch breaks out in his definition of "oats," — " a grain which in England is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...name of a faction]. PENSION [_an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country}. QPKNSIONER, a slave of state hired by a stipend to obey his master}. OATS [a grain which in England... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 pages
...\_the name of a faction}. PENSION \jm allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country]. [^PENSIONER, a slave of state hired by a stipend to obey his master} . OATS Qa grain which in England... | |
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PENSION [an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country']. 
