impositions
- plural of imposition.
Example Sentences
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Let any one fairly judge, if these do not seem as great Impositions on our Reason, as the Change of Place, or the Length of Time, which are found fault with in our Poet.
From Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare (1736) by Anonymous
The Impositions upon the French, says Mr. Gordon,2 grew monstrous almost as soon as they grew arbitrary.
From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 by Cushing, Harry Alonzo
But when the Impositions, are layd upon those things which men consume, every man payeth Equally for what he useth: Nor is the Common-wealth defrauded, by the luxurious waste of private men.
From Leviathan by Hobbes, Thomas
Various Impositions we suffer'd from Boatmen, Porters, &c. on both Sides the Water.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
In 1606 came "the great Case of Impositions," not mentioned in the ordinary histories of England.
From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore
