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" ... 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; patriots and courtiers; king's friends and republicans; Whigs and Tories; treacherous... "
Memoir of the life and character of ... Edmund Burke; with specimens of his ... - Page 163
by sir James Prior - 1826
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 18

History - 1778 - 626 pages
...He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of- joinery, so crosly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of (.ˇˇversified Mosuic ; such tesselatcd pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there...
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented, aml whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid,...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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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - Great Britain - 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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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 1

William Belsham - Great Britain - 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...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 32

English literature - 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 ˇriends and open enemies ; — lhat it wis indeed a very curious fluw, but utterly tiiu'afe to touch,...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 1

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an Administration, so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...diversified 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...
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The History of England: From the Accession of King George the ..., Volume 1

John Adolphus - Great Britain - 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"...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 126

1867 - 636 pages
...the Government constructed by Lord Chatham in 1766. It was a measure ' so checkered and speckled ; a piece of joinery, so crossly indented, and whimsically...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...
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The Annual review and history of literature, A. Aiken ed, Volume 1

Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...afterwards, with no less \\ ц than truth, deM-nbed «s, •' a checkered and speckled administration ; a piece 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;...
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