... 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
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 740 Seiten
...dove-tailed ; a cabinet »o ' 170 171 inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesstlatcd pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and rourtiets, king's friends and republicans ; whigs .mil lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 Seiten
...and there a hit of white; patriots and courtiers; king's friends and republicans; whigs and tones ; t us, that many of those fundamental principles, formerly believed infal show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues, whom he had assorted at... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1837 - 744 Seiten
...whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously 170 171 inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; as not yet exhausted. He had yet another farthing-candle lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 Seiten
...indented and whimsically dovetailed ; 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... | |
| Thomas Keightley - 1839 - 568 Seiten
...which was ingeniously compared by Mr. Burke to an inlaid cabinet, or a tesselated pavement, with " here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white...and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies." The duke of Grafton was placed at the head of * There was a general suspicion that he still in secret... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1839 - 746 Seiten
...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... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - 334 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... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - 612 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... | |
| 1840 - 700 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,...treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was : was not the eldest son, but that he could serte his country in the House of Commons like his papa."... | |
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