 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a hit of black stouc and there a hit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends...; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. In consequence of this arrangement, the con-' fusion was such that his own principles could not... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...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...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... | |
 | William Playfair - 1814 - 538 pages
...variously 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...republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies—that it was indeed a very curious show—but utterly unfafe, and unsure to stand on. The... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...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...show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The collegues assorted at the same boards stared at each other, and were obliged to ask ' Sir,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...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 open enemies: that it was indeed a very curious shew; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the... | |
 | England - 1833 - 1006 pages
...variously 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...show, but 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... | |
 | Ireland - 1821 - 518 pages
...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...friends and open enemies; that it was indeed a very carious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand upon. The colleagues, whom he had assorted... | |
 | Robert Huish - Great Britain - 1821 - 746 pages
...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 courtiers, kings, friends, and republicans; whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies: that it was... | |
 | Books - 1823 - 428 pages
...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...; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on."* Many, however, as were the inconveniences both to the country and to Lord Chatham himself, which... | |
 | 1823 - 584 pages
...variously 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...; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on."* Many, however, as were the inconveniences both to the country and to Lord Chatham himself, which... | |
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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, —... 
