| Great Britain - 1766 - 294 pages
...pen/toner, one Iliould naturally have recourie to, for the-trued literary information on this fubje£t. His definition then of a penfion is, an allowance made to any »ne "without an equivalent In England it is generally under/load to mean pay given to a flute hireling... | |
| John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1767 - 288 pages
...penfioner, one fhould naturally have recourfe to, for the trueft literary information on this fubjedb His definition then of a penfion is, an allowance made to any one, without an equivalent. In Eng_ land it is generally underftocd to mean pa^ given to a ft ate hireling for treafcn to bis country.... | |
| John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1777 - 162 pages
...paper he ever read. His Lordfnip's nice, exquifite judg-- •J- Pen/inn, nf [penjion, Fr.] An allownnce made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally underftocd to mean pay given to zjlate hireling for treafoa to his country. Penfaner. nf [from pcnfan}... | |
| John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1786 - 460 pages
...abufive, bafe, abandoned thing, When pilloried, or fenjimtd by a king. *'Prnfati, nf \jtnjioti, Fr.] An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a fate hireling for treejw to hit country. Fenfiontr. \\. f. [from... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1887 - 638 pages
...said about pensions and pensioners. " His definition of a pension," Johnson was cruelly reminded, " is ' 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." And under the word 'pensioner'... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...edition, published in 1678. A pensioner or bride [bribed] person is rendered Mereenarius. 1 • 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... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...edition, published in 1678. A ^ pensioner or bride \bribed\ person is rendered Mercenarius. ^ * ' 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...philological labours. Thus he had given the following definitions in his Dictionary : Pension.—An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England, it is generally understood to mean pay given tq a state hireling for treason to his country. Pensioner.—1. One who... | |
| William Hamilton Reid - 1809 - 228 pages
...brought by the progress of corruption. The very word pension is odious. Dr. Johnson says, " A pension is 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." (Loud cries of—so it... | |
| English literature - 1823 - 442 pages
...his life entertained on the subject ; and which he promulgated in the following words :— " PENSION. An allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a slate hireling for treason to his country. •' PENSIONER. One who... | |
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