...King the power of dissolving it, were popularly caricatured by Burke. " He (Lord Chatham) put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically...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...

...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together o retributory superstitions, by which a foundation...the poor, for the rapine and injustice of a day. Wit tessellated pavement without cement, here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots...

...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet GO variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement...

...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet M> variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaick; such a tesselated pavement without cement;...

...speckled; «c put together a piece of joinery, so crossly »denied and whimsically dove-tailed; a cahi*' hit of black sta=, and there a hit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans...

...in itself, would only agree to be ruled by him. Burke afterwards described this cabinet as "apiece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed...inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, there a bit of white ; patriots and...

...afraid, are for ever incurable He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously 170 171 inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaick ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ;...

...afterwards, Mr. Burke drew the following memorable and not overcharged portrait — • " He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically...courtiers ; King's friends and republicans ; Whigs and Tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly...

...which was ingeniously compared by Mr. Burke to an inlaid cabinet, or a tesselated pavement, with " here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white...courtiers; king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories; treacherous friends and open enemies." The duke of Grafton was placed at the head of * There...

...then read the extract, in which Mr. Burke spoke of the Cabinet as being " like a tessalated pavement, here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white ; that it was most curious to look upon, and most dangerous to handle. It was of exquisite workmanship...