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" ... 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. "
The works of ... Edmund Burke [ed. by W. King and F. Laurence]. - Page 564
by Edmund Burke - 1792
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The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of ..., Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 494 pages
...of diversified mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement;" such a strange combination of " patriots and courtiers, king's friends, and republicans, Whigs and Tories, treacherous friends and the vacancies neither pleased the duke, nor materially strengthened the ministry; and the earl, harassed...
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Memoir of the life and character of ... Edmund Burke; with specimens of his ...

Sir James Prior - 1824 - 618 pages
...piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers...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...
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Elegant Extracts: Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose

Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and (here m to his purposes ; and, partly from the ascendant of his vehement disposition, show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the...
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The History of England, During the Reign of George III, Volume 1

James Robins - 1824 - 514 pages
...inlaid; such sv piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselsited pavement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers...friends and republicans; whigs and tories; treacherous i run-Is and open enemies; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and...
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The bagman's bioscope

William Bayley (of Yorkshire.) - 1824 - 392 pages
...piece of diversified mosaic; such a tesaelated 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 lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a curious show ; but utterly unsafe...
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The History of Great Britain from the Death of George II. to the Coronation ...

J. R. Miller - 1825 - 490 pages
...piece of diversified Mosaic ; such at es sola ted pavement, without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers...and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to M.iud ou. — When he had accomplished his scheme...
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The history of England, during the reign of George iii, Volume 1

William Jones - 1825 - 452 pages
...piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; such a strange combination of patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies," that no reasonable hopes could be entertained of continued concert or compact durability. In the course...
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The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second

Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 780 pages
...hit of hlack stone, there a hit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends and repuhlicans ; Whigs and Tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show, hut utterly uusafc to touch, and unsure to stand upon." However rhetorical this description might...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1826 - 510 pages
...piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black atone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a verj curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 17

David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 474 pages
...piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; such a strange combination of patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies," that no reasonable hopes could be entertained of continued concert or compact durability. In the course...
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