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" He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, —... "
Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews - Page 1
by Abraham Hayward - 1874 - 411 pages
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...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...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 18

1778 - 626 pages
...dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of (.ˇˇversified 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...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 32

1797 - 490 pages
...there a bit of white ; fatriots and courtiers ; king's friends znd republicans ; whigs and tories j treacherous friends and open enemies ; — that it was indeed a very curious (how, but utterly unfafe to touch, and imfure to ftand upon. The colleagues, whom he had alTorted at...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 18

1791 - 634 pages
...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...
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The History, Debates, and Proceedings of Both Houses of Parliament ..., Volume 7

Great Britain. Parliament - 1792 - 608 pages
...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...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 pages
...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...
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The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence].

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...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...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pages
...aml whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone and there a HOOK bit of white; patriots aud courtiers, king's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous...
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THE PARLIAMENTARY REGIFTER OR HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE ...

THE PARLIAMENT REGIFTER OR HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS - 1795 - 554 pages
...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, King's friends and Republicans, \vhigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, that it was indeed a curious mew, but utterly...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - 1795 - 374 pages
...a piece of diverfified mofaic, fuch a teflelated pavement without cement, here a bit of black ftone and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, "Vyhigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies; that it was indeed a very curious fhow, but...
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