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Lives of illustrious ... Irishmen, ed. by J. Wills - Page 261
by Irishman - 1844
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The Annual review and history of literature, A. Aiken ed, Volume 1

Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid, here ะป bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers; king's friends and republicans; whig? and tones ; treacherous iriends and open rncmics; that it was indeed a very curious show, but...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 520 pages
...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 Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...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 mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without' cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...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 mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of...
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Parliamentary speeches from 1761 to 1802

William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 612 pages
...made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put tog&fier a 'piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed; a cabinet so...courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and tones; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show j but utterly...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Earl ..., Volume 3

John Almon - 1810 - 404 pages
...administration (in 1766) 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 t such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white;...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 4

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so ct-ossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cahinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified...such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a hit of black stouc and there a hit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 7

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 508 pages
...He made an administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joining so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so...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...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 6

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...imagery, describes it as" an administration so chequered and speckled ; a piece of joinery go crossly indented, and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic, such a teseelated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots...
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The Speeches of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: In the House of ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tessalated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and...
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