 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 strani
...whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsnre to stain! on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1810 - 612 strani
...and whimsically dovetailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid , such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a bit of...courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and tones; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show j but utterly... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1810 - 538 strani
...fo varioufly inlaid ; here a bit of black ftone, and there a bit of white j patriots and courtiers j King's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories...open enemies ;— that it was indeed a very curious (hew, but utterly unfafe to touch and unfure to ftand on." The fame author, purfuing the fubjeft, has... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 strani
...dove-tailed ; a cahinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone,...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand upon. The colleagues, whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged... | |
 | William Playfair - 1814 - 538 strani
...so whimsically dove tailed; a cabinet s« variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement; here a bit of...republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies—that it was indeed a very curious show—but utterly unfafe, and unsure to stand on. The... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1816 - 540 strani
...and whimsically dovetailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious shew; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the... | |
 | 1821 - 508 strani
...inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a hit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand upon. The colleagues, whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged... | |
 | 1821 - 518 strani
...dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone,...friends and open enemies; that it was indeed a very carious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand upon. The colleagues, whom he had assorted... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - 746 strani
...whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, kings, friends, and republicans; whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was... | |
 | 1821 - 778 strani
...more, is just Burke's character of Lord Chatham's last administration, — " a tesselated pavement, here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, most beautiful to look at, but now utterly unsafe • Mre do not mean here that it is ever absolutely... | |
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He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement... 
