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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]. " PENSIONER [a slave of state hired by a stipend to obey his master]. " OATS [a grain... "
The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the ... - Page 42
de James Boswell - 1835
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Marmor Norfolciense, Or, An Essay on an Ancient Prophetical Inscription, in ...

Samuel Johnson - 1775 - 90 pages
...Equivalent : In England .ff is generally under/load to mean Pay given to a State-hireling for 'Treafon ^ohis Country. PENSIONER. A Slave of State hired by a Stipend to obey his Mafter. > i T'hefe rtad ; with an Air of Triumph, he exclaimed — " Now vindicate the Dodlor if f...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...a dependant.' These definitions remain in the fourth edition, corrected by Johnson in 1773. » ' ' Oats. A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' See post, March 23, 1776, and March 21, 1783. 'Did you ever hear,' wrote Sir Walter Scott, 'of Lord...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...another ; a dependant.' These definitions remain in the fourth edition, corrected by Johnson in 1773. ' ' Oats. A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.' See /tor/, March 23, 1776. and March 21, 1783. 'Did you ever hear,' wrote Sir Walter Scott, 'of Lord...
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Memoirs of the life of colonel Warle; with the public spirit of 1809 as ...

William Hamilton Reid - 1809 - 228 pages
...treason to his country." (Loud cries of— so it is — ike true meaning.) And a pensioner, he says, is " A slave of state, hired by a stipend to obey his- master." An authority, happily illustrated by the well-known lines of Pope ; In Britain's senate he a scat obtains,...
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Tickler, Or, Monthly Compendium of Good Things, in Prose and ..., Volumes 1 à 3

1818 - 596 pages
...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.— Johnsoirt Diet, t »nts — A grain, which in England, is generally given to horses, but in Scotland,...
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The Extraordinary Red Book: Containing a List of All Places, Pensions, and ...

Commoner - 1819 - 270 pages
...have travelled over a longspace of intermediate remark. A "pensioner" is described by Johnson — <: a slave of state, hired by a stipend to obey his master ;" and the meaning given to " pension" is still stronger, — " In England it is generally understood...
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The Nic-Nac; or, oracle of knowledge, Volume 1

1822 - 430 pages
...themselves to my memory. •His favourite topic, ridicule of tue .Scotch, is thus introduced :— . " OATS. A grain, which in England •is generally given to -horses, but HI Scotland supports the people." Every admirer of his gene*al •character, and friend to consistency,...
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The Nic-nac: Or, Literary Cabinet, Volume 1

1823 - 442 pages
...presented themselves to my memory. His faveurite topic, ridicule of the Scotch, is thus introduced : — " OATS. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people." Every admirer of his general character, and friend to consistency, must regret that he deigned to accept...
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The Scotsman's Library: Being a Collection of Anecdotes and Facts ...

James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pages
...through various editions. DR. JOHNSON'S DEFINITION OF OATS. Oats, says the Doctor, in his dictionary, are a grain which, in England,, is generally given to horses, but, in Scotland, supports the people. Is it possible that this man knew so little of England, as to be ignorant, tli.it oats form the chief...
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A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1828 - 860 pages
...(ote'-malt) ni Malt made of oats. OATMEAL, (ote'-mele) ns Flour made by grinding oat». OATS, (otes) n. -. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses ; but in Scotland supports the people. To OBDUCE, (gb-dnse') va To draw>ver as a covering. DEDUCTION, (gb-duk'-shnn) n. ». The act of covering,...
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