 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a...very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsureto stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and... | |
 | 1778 - 626 pagina’s
...dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of (.¡¡versified Mosuic ; such tesselatcd pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone,...open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious- shew ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to itfaiid on. The colleagues whom he. had assorted... | |
 | 1791 - 634 pagina’s
...pavement without cement : here a bit of black ftone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtier* ; 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 (land on. The colleagues whom he had afforted at the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pagina’s
...piece of diverlified Mofaic; fuch a teffelated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black ftone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious fhow ; but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to ftand on. The colleagues whom he had aflbrted at... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pagina’s
...piece of diverfified Mofaic ; fuch a teffela1 rA pave, ment without cement ; here a bit of black ftone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers...and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious fhow ; but utterly un. fafe to touch, and unfure to ftand on. The colleagues whom he had affbrted at... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pagina’s
...piece of diverfified Mofaic; fuch a tefTelated pavement without cement; here a bit of black ftone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers,...and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious ihow; but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to fland on. The colleagues whom he had aflbrted at the... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pagina’s
...patriots aud courtiers, king's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous m*. frjC|Kls and open enemies; that it was indeed a very curious...but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. When his face was hid but for a moment, his whole system was on a wide sea, without chart or compass,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1796 - 508 pagina’s
...a piece of diverfified mofaic, fuch a teffelated pavement without cement, here a bit of black ftone and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers,...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious fhow, but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to Hand on. When his face was hid but for a moment, his... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pagina’s
...piece of diverfified Mofaic : fuch a teflelatcd pavement without cement; here a bit of black ft one, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers,...open enemies : that it was, indeed, a very curious Jhow; but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to ftand on. The colleagues whom he had afforted at the... | |
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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... 
