In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow... Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 981798Full view - About this book
| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...1. per; annum, expiring, In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half hung The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, '- The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where... | |
| Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...it affords our end. " In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, " The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, " On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, " With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, *v The George and garter dangling from that bed, "... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...comfort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung-; ' On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where- tawdry... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...finely deicribes. * " In the worfl inn's worft room, with mat hal£i " hung, " With floor of plaifter, and the walls of dung, " On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to " draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that " bed... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...finely defcribes. *' In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half" hung, " With floor of plaifter, and the walls of dung, ** On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flrawt " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to " draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that... | |
| George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - 1770 - 310 pages
...in the following verfes. In the worft inn's worft room, with matt half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung : On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...comfort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtain's, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
| English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...comfort it affords our end ! In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw,. With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...VILLERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. IN the worft inn's worft room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaifbr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...comfort it affords our end. In the xvorft inn's worft room, with mat half hung, The floors t;f plaftcr, тむ "' draw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where... | |
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