None but an Episcopalian could sit in the Scottish Parliament, or could even vote for a member, and in Scotland an Episcopalian was always a Tory or a timeserver.
"The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5)"
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Bye-ends comes from the town of Plain-Speech, where he has a large kindred, My Lord Turnabout, my Lord timeserver, Mr. Facing-both-ways, Mr. Two Tongues, the parson of the parish.
"Bunyan"
James Anthony Froude
The world which offers gifts and tacitly undertakes to ask no questions as to the real state of the timeserver's inner mind, loses no less than the timeserver himself who receives the gifts and promises to hold his peace.
"On Compromise"
John Morley
