 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsureto stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons — " I venture... | |
 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...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 at ,the same...'other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir," your name ?— Sir, J'Hi have, the advantage of'me-^Mr. s'uch a one-^-I beg a thousand pardons — " 1 venture... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...very curious shew, but utterly unsafe to touch, 'and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom h? 1:ad assorted at the same boards stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ?— : Sir you have the advantage of me.—Mr. Such-a-one,—I beg a thousand pardons." I venture to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons — " 1 venture... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 520 pages
...enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsnre to stain! on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons — " I venture... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons." I venture... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons." I venture... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 404 pages
...treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had...each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons." — I venture... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 436 pages
...treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious 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 ask, "Sir, your name ?—Sir, you have the advantage of me— Mr. Such-a-one—I... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 246 pages
...utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on; the colleagues whom he had assorted at the same board, stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, Sir, your name!" To have shed their twinkling radiance the miscellanies o'er, was the highest honour many of those,... | |
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Mosaic; such a 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 a very curious show;... 
