10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCISEMAN»
Discover the use of
exciseman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
exciseman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cobbett's Weekly Political Register
These cir— cumstances, the exciseman said were of infinite importance, not only
in respect of the event of the particular trials, but in respect of views of general
policy. They marked strongly the almost irresistible effect of the penetrating and ...
2
Cobbett's Political Register
Now, it is .proposed, in lieu of this, and of the private excise, that an additional
duty should be laid on all malt used by private brewers, to be charged and
collected by the exciseman as it passes out of the 'hands of the dealer in malt.
We cannot help extracting his account of an election duel, in the Queen's county,
between a secondary sort of squire, named Frank Skelton, and an exciseman of
Maryborough. 1 Frank was prevailed on, much against his grain, to challenge ...
We cannot help extracting his account of an election duel, in the Queen's county,
between a secondary sort of squire, named Frank Skelton, and an exciseman of
Maryborough. ' Frank was prevailed on, much against his grain, to challenge the
...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1827
5
The Novelist's Magazine: ......
The exciseman, pulling his pips from his mouth, said, he thought the gentleman
looked and talked a little wildly j and then turning to Partridge, 1 If he be a
madman,* lays he, ' he 1 mould not be suffered to travel thus ' about the country j
for ...
at Exciseman Gill. Down Chistlett Lane so free and so fleet Rides Smuggler Bill,
and away to Up-street; Sarre Bridge is won — Bill thinks it fun ; ' Ho ! ho ! the old
tub-gauging son of a gun — His wind will be thick, and his breeks be thin, Ere a ...
at Exciseman Gill. Down Chistlett Lane so free and so fleet Rides Smuggler Bill,
and away to Up-street ; Sarre Bridge is won — Bill thinks it fun ; ' Ho ! ho ! the old
tub-gauging son of a gun — His wind will be thick, and his breeks be thin, Ere a ...
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1841
8
Essays, Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste
THE EXCISEMAN. The de'il cam' fiddling through the town, And danced am' wi'
the Exciseman ; And ilka wife cried — Auld Mahoun, I wish you luck o' the prize,
man ! The de'il's awa', the de'il's awa'. The de'il's awa' wi' the Exciseman ; He's ...
9
Personal sketches of his own times
The exciseman insisted that snoring at a dinner-table was a personal offence to
every gentleman in company, and would therefore make no apology. Frank,
though he had been nearly choaked, was very reluctant to fight ; he said " he was
...
Sir Jonah Barrington, 1827
10
The Works of Robert Burns. With Life by Allan Cunningham, ...
Tune—The hm'l cam'fiddling through the Town. I. THE deil cam' fiddling thro' the
town, And danced awa w1' th' Exciseman, And ilka wife cries—“ Auld Mahoun, I
wish you luck 0' the prize, man !
Robert Burns, Gilbert BURNS, Allan Cunningham, 1840
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCISEMAN»
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exciseman is used in the context of the following news items.
Drink: The birth of a boutique distillery
Whisky would have been made here for sure, but no one bothered to take out a licence because any exciseman could be spotted a mile off ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Tour of the Ilfracombe Torrs and the coast beyond
Brandy Cove, for example, harks back to the smuggling days of yore - while Breakneck Point next door refers to the fate of a hapless exciseman ... «Western Morning News, May 15»
How Tory Dumfriesshire plans to hold off SNP surge
At a coffee shop in Annan, where Robert Burns was once an exciseman, the law student credits the government with having lifted the economy ... «Scotsman, Apr 15»
Uisge-Beatha Gu Leòr (Whisky Galore), Oran Mór, Review
But Iain Macrae as Duncan leads the field with his upper crust Major Quiblick “wobbing the wevenue”, the Aiberdonian exciseman crying “foo's ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Apr 15»
Arran's water of life (and poetry)
In recognition of this and as a toast to the great man himself, the distillers have created a Robert Burns Collection. As a former exciseman in an ... «The List, Mar 15»
Craicmore carries lively Celtic music to Corrales
In Burns' “The De'il's Awa' wi' th' Exciseman” (The Devil is Away with the Taxman), both the devil and the tax collector have a penchant for ... «Albuquerque Journal, Mar 15»
Column: Robbie Burns mocked my own ancestor
He knew it well as an exciseman (tax collector) and rubbed shoulders with the local aristocracy who, as landowners as far back as 1220, ... «Richmond News, Jan 15»
Scots fact of the day: Robert Burns and Jamaica
There are many fascinating stories about the ploughman's poet; from his first recital of the Selkirk Grace, to his life as an exciseman and of ... «Scotsman, Jan 15»
Arran distillery honour Robert Burns with whisky
Burns, who wrote many poems inspired by (and in some cases dedicated to) whisky, was an exciseman by trade and once famously (if the ... «Scotsman, Jan 15»
Scotland rugby legend in good spirits at Annan Distillery
... which, after three years, will become single malt whisky named after national poet Robert Burns who was once an exciseman in the area. «Scottish Daily Record, Dec 14»
