 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 536 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 and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whig* and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1840 - 652 pages
..." 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
...a-year, aud Granby, young, active, und exceedingly popular, remained at the head of the army. 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 Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1841 - 548 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. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged... | |
 | John Russell (4th duke of Bedford.) - 1843 - 518 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." * This strange jumble of parties was no accident, but was the natural result of his character.... | |
 | John Bowring, Lewin Bentham Bowring - Authors, English - 1843 - 470 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." * This strange jumble of parties was no accident, but was the natural result of his character.... | |
 | George Poulett Scrope - Canada - 1843 - 542 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...courtiers ; king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tones ; treacherous friends and enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe... | |
 | Irishman - 1844 - 254 pages
...— 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... | |
 | American literature - 1849 - 600 pages
...Burke, " 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." Nor would the state of his own health permit the framer of the cabinet to watch, as it was right... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...tesselated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriote ou art perhaps like me for a season ; thy years will...voice of the morning. Exult then, О sun, in the stre on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards stared at each other, and were obliged to... | |
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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, —... 
