 | Edmund Burke - 1826 - 510 strani
...piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black atone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a verj curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had... | |
 | 1826 - 450 strani
...without cement ; here a bit of black flone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers; kind's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories; treacherous...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious ihow, but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to ftand on. The colleagues whom he had aiTorted at the... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 474 strani
...piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; such a strange combination of patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies," that no reasonable hopes could be entertained of continued concert or compact durability. In the course... | |
 | 1830 - 560 strani
...propel or check others, but strikingly disqualified for legislating himself; a measure by him may be indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand upon ; and a speech, overflowing with intelligence and philanthropy, may turn out to be nothing but"... | |
 | Benjamin Waterhouse - 1831 - 482 strani
...rendered famous by Mr. Burke's description of it, as a piece of diversified Mosaic—a mere tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone,...and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies. While Lord Chatham was sick at Bath, and his recovery despaired of, the administration was without... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 strani
...dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tKvlated piivement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there...enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utlerly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same Ijoards,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 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,...courtiers; king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tones ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 strani
...dove-tailed ; a cabinet »o ' 170 171 inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesstlatcd pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and rourtiets, king's friends and republicans ; whigs .mil lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 strani
...patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; ™gs and tories ; treacherous friends and еPеi ™ unsure to stand on. The colleagues wsom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1837 - 744 strani
...whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously 170 171 inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such t yet exhausted. He had yet another farthing-candle lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly... | |
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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... 
