 ... a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ;...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Seite xxviivon Henry Headley - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 Seiten
...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 unsureto stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and... | |
 | 1778 - 626 Seiten
...unsafe to touch, and unsure to itfaiid on. The colleagues whom he. had assorted at ,the same boards, stared at each. 'other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir," your name ?— Sir, J'Hi have, the advantage of'me-^Mr. s'uch a one-^-I beg a thousand pardons — " 1 venture... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 Seiten
...courtiers, king's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous m*. frjC|Kls and open enemies; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. When his face was hid but for a moment, his whole system was on a wide sea, without chart or compass,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 Seiten
...Whigs and Tories; treacherous friends and open enemies;—that it was indeed « very curious shew, but utterly unsafe to touch, 'and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom h? 1:ad assorted at the same boards stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name... | |
 | 1867 - 636 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,...utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.' We must not omit, however, to bring into view the share taken by the House of Lords in the intricate... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 Seiten
...courtiers; king's friends and republicans; whig? and tones ; treacherous iriends and open rncmics; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on." The same author pursuing the subject, has observed. " when he. had executed his plan, he had not an inch... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 522 Seiten
...courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly...on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 Seiten
...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 unsnre to stain! on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 Seiten
...courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly...on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 Seiten
...courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly...on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, " Sir, your name ? — Sir, you have the advantage... | |
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