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Oates was born in Putney, Surrey, in 1880, the elder son of William Edward Oates, FRGS, and Caroline Annie, daughter of Joshua Buckton, of West Lea, Meanwood, Leeds.The Oates family were wealthy landed gentry, having had land at Dewsbury and Leeds since the 16th century; William Oates moved the family to Gestingthorpe, Essex in 1891 [3] after becoming Lord of the manor of Over Hall at ...
Death and taxes" is a phrase commonly referencing a famous quotation written by American statesman Benjamin Franklin: Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes .
As part of tax day, here are 20 famous quips, complaints, and perspectives on the nation's tax code. 1. "This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher." -- Albert Einstein, on ...
Death and Taxes, the 1941 debut novel by David F. Dodge; Death and Taxes, a 1967 novel by Thomas B. Dewey; Death and Taxes, a 1976 book by Hans Sennholz; Death and Taxes, a 1990 comic by Frank Miller; see Give Me Liberty; Lobo: Death & Taxes, a 1996 comic book miniseries; see List of DC Comics publications
There’s an old saying that the only two things you can’t avoid are death and taxes, but whoever said that clearly hasn’t been to the Grand Caymans. Whether they hid assets in offshore bank ...
— Titus Oates, English priest and perjurer, fabricator of the "Popish Plot" (12/13 July 1705) "Wherever I look I see nothing but the Divinity.—I have committed numerous crimes and I know not with what punishments I may be seized.—The agonies of death come upon me fast.—I am going. Whatever good or evil I have done, it was for you.
It was 1974 when John Oates and Daryl Hall first landed on the Billboard Hot 100 with their hit single “She’s Gone.” Five decades later, Oates says the song still remains one of his favorites.
Oates borrows the allegorical figures in Emily Dickinson’s famous poem Because I could not stop for Death (first appearing under the title “The Chariot” in 1890). The opening verses of the poem read: Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality. [23] [circular reference]