... patriots and courtiers, king's friends and 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. Burke, Select Works - Seite 145von Edmund Burke - 1883Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| J. R. Miller - 1825 - 490 Seiten
...tailed ; a cabinet »o variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such at es sola ted pavement, without cement ; here a bit of black stone,...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to M.iud ou. — When he had accomplished his scheme... | |
| William Jones - 1825 - 452 Seiten
...piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; such a strange combination of patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies," that no reasonable hopes could be entertained of continued concert or compact durability. In the course... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 780 Seiten
...hit of hlack stone, there a hit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends and repuhlicans ; Whigs and Tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, hut utterly uusafc to touch, and unsure to stand upon." However rhetorical this description might... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1826 - 510 Seiten
...piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black atone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a verj curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had... | |
| 1826 - 450 Seiten
...without cement ; here a bit of black flone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers; kind's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories; treacherous...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious ihow, but utterly unfafe to touch, and unfure to ftand on. The colleagues whom he had aiTorted at the... | |
| David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 474 Seiten
...piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; such a strange combination of patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies," that no reasonable hopes could be entertained of continued concert or compact durability. In the course... | |
| Benjamin Waterhouse - 1831 - 482 Seiten
...rendered famous by Mr. Burke's description of it, as a piece of diversified Mosaic—a mere tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone,...and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies. While Lord Chatham was sick at Bath, and his recovery despaired of, the administration was without... | |
| 1833 - 1034 Seiten
...indented and whimsically dove-tailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, here a...and open enemies, that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 744 Seiten
...indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet M> variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaick; such a tesselated pavement without cement; here a...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 Seiten
...dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tessellated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone,...courtiers; king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tones ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly... | |
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