 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, —...  Selected Essays - Page 13by Abraham Hayward - 1879Full view - About this book
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1845 - 558 pages
...joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement...open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show 5 but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same... | |
 | People - 1845 - 346 pages
...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 - History - 1845 - 422 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Salmon - Great Britain - 1914 - 302 pages
...and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously Life of Admiral Saunders inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement...show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand on." It was not the ministry which Pitt would have got together a very few years ago ; to make the... | |
 | Arthur Donald Innes - Great Britain - 1914 - 298 pages
...joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement...; 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... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne, Waldo Ralph Browne, Scofield Thayer - Books - 1917 - 582 pages
...joinery, So crossly indented; And whimsically dove-tailed; A cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tesselated pavement...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 Tennyson Lampson Locker-Lampson - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1918 - 632 pages
...joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement...; 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... | |
 | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons - Canada - 1918 - 1220 pages
...Joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement...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.... | |
 | Ada Russell - 1922 - 210 pages
...joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tesselated pavement...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... | |
 | Claude Halstead Van Tyne - Great Britain - 1922 - 526 pages
...diversified mosaic . . . here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, . . . Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies,...very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch and unsafe to stand on." l This Cabinet was actually gathered at St. James's to kiss hands in token of... | |
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