 | 1840 - 700 pages
...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,...treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was : was not the eldest son, but that he could serte his country in the House of Commons like his papa."... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 536 pages
...dove-tailed: a cabinet to variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tessellated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone,...patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whig* and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1840 - 652 pages
...32 and 33. " crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabi- ™, " net so variously inlaid ; here a bit of black stone, and " there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; King's 1757 . " friends and republicans ; whigs and tories ; treacher" ous friends, and open enemies ; —... | |
 | 1840 - 530 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 nhile; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and lories, treacherous friends... | |
 | 1840 - 522 pages
...whimsically 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 «bile ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - 548 pages
...and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1841 - 834 pages
...1300V. a-year, aud Granby, young, active, und exceedingly popular, remained at the head of the army. here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards stared at each other, and were obliged to... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1841 - 234 pages
...BOOKS, BY THE REV. EDWARD MANGIN, AUTHOR OF "PLKASURK3 ARISING PROM A LOVE OF BOUKS.' " A TS8SELATED PAVEMENT WITHOUT CEMENT : HERE A BIT OF BLACK STONE, AND THERE A BIT OP WHITE." Burkfi Character o/ Lord Chatham. LONDON: EDWARD LUMLEY, 56, CHANCERY LANE. MDCCCXLl. LONDON:... | |
 | John Russell (4th duke of Bedford.) - 1843 - 518 pages
...whimsically dovetailed ; a 1756. cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on." * This strange jumble of parties was no accident, but was the natural result of his character.... | |
 | John Bowring, Lewin Bentham Bowring - 1843 - 470 pages
...whimsically dovetailed ; a 1756. cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on." * This strange jumble of parties was no accident, but was the natural result of his character.... | |
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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, —... 
