Galloway, a great manufacturer, or, rather, a huge levier of the taxes of dividends and interest upon manufacturing enterprises, could not but be uneasy. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
Seeing, however, that his chance of escape was hopeless, he at length consented to pay the levier of black-mail his iniquitous dues. From Wordnik.com. [John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea] Reference
"I doubt not," answered Robin, "he is a levier of toll and tithe, which I shall put him upon proof of his right to receive, by making trial of his might to enforce.". From Wordnik.com. [Maid Marian] Reference
Berthier, Intendant (say, Tax-levier) of Paris; sycophant and tyrant; forestaller of Corn; contriver of Camps against the people; -- accused of many things: is he not Foulon's son-in-law; and, in that one point, guilty of all?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Revolution] Reference
` ` No sae bad as that, '' said the Glaswegian, --- ` ` no a'thegither and outright sae bad as that; but he became a levier of black-mail, wider and farther than ever it was raised in our day, a through the Lennox and Menteith, and up to the gates o '. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Roy] Reference
"No sae bad as that," said the Glaswegian, -- "no a'thegither and outright sae bad as that; but he became a levier of black-mail, wider and farther than ever it was raised in our day, a through the Lennox and Menteith, and up to the gates o 'Stirling Castle.". From Wordnik.com. [Rob Roy — Complete] Reference
A great manufacturer, or, rather, a huge levier of the taxes of dividends and interest upon manufacturing enterprises, could not but be uneasy. From Wordnik.com. [The Deluge] Reference
“No sae bad as that,” said the Glaswegian, — “no a’thegither and outright sae bad as that; but he became a levier of black-mail, wider and farther than ever it was raised in our day, a through the Lennox and Menteith, and up to the gates o’ Stirling. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Roy] Reference
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