 | William Belsham - 1796 - 508 pages
...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... | |
 | William Belsham - 1796 - 504 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, whigs and torteSj treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious fhow, but utterly... | |
 | 1797 - 496 pages
...of diverlified Moláic ; luch a teilellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black lions, apd there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; king's...friends and republicans : whigs and tories ; treacherous ¡riends and open enemies ; — lhat it wis indeed a very curious fluw, but utterly tiiu'afe to touch,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...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... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...tesselated pavement without cement—here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white—patriots and courtiers ; King's friends and republicans ; Whigs and Tories; treacherous friends and open enemies;—that it was indeed « very curious shew, but utterly unsafe to touch, 'and unsure to stand... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1802 - 624 pages
...indented and whimfically " dove-tailed; a cabinet fo varioufly inlaid, " here a bit of black Hone, and there a bit of *' white; patriots and courtiers,...king's friends ** and republicans; whigs and tories; treach" erous friends, and open enemies;—that it was " indeed a very cxirious ihew, but utterly un"... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 462 pages
...piece of diverfified Mofaick ; fuch a tcflelated 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 aflotted at... | |
 | 1803 - 624 pages
...ja piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inknd, here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white...courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and tork-s; treacherous friends and open enemies ; — that it was indeed a very curious shew, but utterly... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid, here л bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers; king's friends and republicans; whig? and tones ; treacherous iriends and open rncmics; that it was indeed a very curious show, but... | |
 | 1867 - 636 pages
...dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; that it was indeed a very curious show; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.' We... | |
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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, —... 
