 | Edward Boucher James - 1896 - 730 Seiten
...and described by Burke as ' an inlaid cabinet or tesselated pavement, with here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies.' In the same year Stanley was dispatched to the Courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg to cement an alliance... | |
 | Hugh Edward Egerton - 1897 - 530 Seiten
...His plan of forming a Ministry has been inimitably described by Burke : " Here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers,...and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies." With this kind of administration it was obvious that the only bond of union could be the presence of... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 416 Seiten
...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...Tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that is indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on." The Duke of Grafton... | |
 | Benjamin Terry - 1901 - 1156 Seiten
...chosen from different political factions. As Bnrke described it, it was "a piece of diversified mosaic, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans,...and Tories, treacherous friends and open enemies; so that it was a curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch or stand on." Pitt selected for himself... | |
 | Portland, Dukes of. Library (Welbeck Abbey), Sandford Arthur Strong - 1903 - 412 Seiten
...Pitt after the dismissal of Lord Rockingham in 176(5, and composed — in the words of Burke — of " patriots and courtiers, King's friends and republicans,...and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies." The (third) Duke of Grafton was first Lord of the Treasury, and Charles Townshend Chancellor of the... | |
 | Albert von Ruville - 1907 - 470 Seiten
...diversified mosaick ; such a tesselated basement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and here a bit of white; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends...treacherous friends and open enemies — that it was a very curious show — but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.' L Its coherence was secured... | |
 | Albert von Ruville - 1907 - 468 Seiten
...diversified mosaick ; such a tesselated basement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and here a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends...treacherous friends and open enemies — that it was a very curious show — but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on.'1 Its coherence was secured... | |
 | Frederick York Powell, Thomas Frederick Tout - 1908 - 394 Seiten
...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 ; king's friends and repub* licans ; Whigs and Tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies, that it was indeed a very... | |
 | University of Calcutta - 1912 - 746 Seiten
...speckled ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; here a bit of black stone, there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch and unsure to stand on. (c)... | |
 | Basil Williams - 1913 - 450 Seiten
...; a piece of diversified mosaic ; a teaselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers,...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... | |
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... a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tessellated 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... 
