 | Nineteenth century - 1912 - 666 pages
...its destruction? Is it not. in fact, an ingenious mosaic, cunningly compacted and curiouJy inlaid, a * tesselated pavement without cement — here a bit of black stone and then.- a bit of white.' '* but gnjtesquelT lacking in consistency of principle, in unity of design... | |
 | Basil Williams - Political Science - 1966 - 440 pages
...indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet variously inlaid ; a piece of diversified mosaic ; a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit...; whigs and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies — so Burke described it in the speech which, however, also contained the noble tribute to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Biography & Autobiography - 1981 - 536 pages
...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;...and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers, kings friends and republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies : 4 that it was... | |
 | Thomas N. Corns - History - 1987 - 192 pages
...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;...republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious show; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.2... | |
 | Stephen H. Browne - History - 1993 - 172 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...republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies — that it was, indeed, a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political Science - 2000 - 540 pages
...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,...republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand... | |
 | Annabel M. Patterson, Professor Annabel Patterson - History - 2002 - 308 pages
...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;...and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers, kings friends and republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 2008 - 602 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...republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was, indeed, a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand... | |
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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 ; here... 
