| History - 1778 - 626 pages
...He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of- joinery, so crosly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of (.¡¡versified Mosuic ; such tesselatcd pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there... | |
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented, aml whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid,...without cement, here a bit of black stone and there a HOOK bit of white; patriots aud courtiers, king's friends and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an Administration, so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement—here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white—patriots and courtiers ; King's friends... | |
| 1867 - 636 pages
...the Government constructed by Lord Chatham in 1766. It was a measure ' so checkered and speckled ; a piece of joinery, so crossly indented, and whimsically...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; that it... | |
| Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...afterwards, with no less \\ ц than truth, deM-nbed «s, •' a checkered and speckled administration ; a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid, here л bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers; king's friends and republicans;... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 624 pages
...afterware's, with no less wit than truth, described as, '•' a checkered and speckled administration ja piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inknd, here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...which, I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...of which I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without' cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...of which I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
| John Almon - 1810 - 404 pages
...I am afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration (in 1766) so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented...variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic t such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white;... | |
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