 | Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...drew the following memorable and not overcharged portrait — • " He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1839 - 746 pages
...then read the extract, in which Mr. Burke spoke of the Cabinet as being " like a tessalated pavement, here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white ; that it was most curious to look upon, and most dangerous to handle. It was of exquisite workmanship... | |
 | 1840 - 530 pages
...as Burke has said in a famous passage,' so chequered and speckled he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed; a...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... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1840 - 522 pages
...Burke has said in a famous passage, ' so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed; a...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... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 536 pages
...; he pat together a piece of joinery, eo crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed: a cabinet to variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic;...patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whig* and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...dissolving it, were popularly caricatured by Burke. " He (Lord Chatham) put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed, a...inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white, patriots and... | |
 | George Croly - Politicians - 1840 - 334 pages
...dissolving it, were popularly caricatured by Burke. " He (Lord Chatham) put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed, a...inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white, patriots and... | |
 | 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 ; —... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1841 - 834 pages
...(Lord Chatham) made an administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; nonrahlc Willinm Kit, Esq. and his heirs male the dignity of a... | |
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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... 
