 ... 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
 | People - 1845 - 346 Seiten
...dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone,...and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ;— and that it wa» VOL. III. S indeed a very eurious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1845 - 422 Seiten
...diversified mosaick : such a tesselated basement without cement; here a bit of blackstone, and here a bit of white; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends...republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies—that it was a very curious show—but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on." To... | |
 | 1846 - 578 Seiten
...indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement, without cement ; here...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show; but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand upon. The colleagues whom he had assorted at... | |
 | Basil Williams - 1913 - 450 Seiten
...whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet variously inlaid ; a piece of diversified mosaic ; a teaselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone...and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies — so Burke described it in the speech which, however, also contained the noble tribute to Lord Chatham's... | |
 | Edward Salmon - 1914 - 302 Seiten
...dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously Life of Admiral Saunders inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a...open enemies, that it was, indeed, a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand on." It was not the ministry which Pitt would... | |
 | Arthur Donald Innes - 1914 - 298 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne, Waldo Ralph Browne, Scofield Thayer - 1917 - 582 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...treacherous friends and open enemies; that it was indeed a curious shew; But utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. I believe that it is in passages... | |
 | Godfrey Locker Lampson - 1918 - 628 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... | |
 | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons - 1918 - 1220 Seiten
...indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a...republicans ; Whigs and Tories ; treacherous friends and enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch and Insecure to stand.... | |
 | C.GRANT ROBERTSON,C.M.G. - 1921 - 654 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 upon " (Speech on American taxation, April 1774).... | |
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