Taxing Capital Income: Effective Rates and Approaches to Reform

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1776 edition. Excerpt: ... through a burning pile. To save his tender wife, with all her brood Of little fondlings, from the dreadful ruin. Cal. Is this the famous Friend of Altaraont, For noble worth, and deeds of arras renown'd I Is this the tale-bearing, officious fellow, That watches for intelligence from eyes;_ This wretched Argus of a jealous husband, That fills his easy ears with monstrous tales, And makes him tofi, and rave, and wreak at length Bloody revenge on his defenceless wife, Who guiltless dies, because her sool ran mad? Hor. Alas! this rage is vain; for if your fame Or peace be worth your care, you must becalm, And listen to the means are lest to save 'em. 'Tis now the lucky minute of your fate. By me your genius speaks, by me it warns you, Never to see that curs'd Lothario more; Unless you mean to be despis'd, be shunn'd By all our virtuous maids and noble matrons; Unless you have devoted this rare beauty To infamy, diseases, prostitution 1 Cal. Dishonour blast thee, base, unmanner'd flare! That dar'st forget my birth, and sacred sex, And shock me with the rude, unhallow'd sound!. Hor. Here kneel, and in the awful face of Heav'n Breathe out a solemn vow, never to see, Nor think, if possible, on him that ruin'd thee; Or, by my Altamont's dear life, I swear, This paper; nay, you must not fly--Thi6 paper, Holding her. This guilty paper shall divulge your shame vance CaU What mean'st thou by that paper? What contriHast thou been forging to deceive my father; To turn his heart against his wretched daughter, That Altamont and thou may share his wealth? A wrong like this will make me ev'n forget The weakness of my sex. Oh, for a sword, To urge my vengeance on the villain's hand That forg'd the scroll! Her. Behold! Can this be forg'd? See where Calista's...