 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...  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 371by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...of plaister, and the walls of dung ; On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape- tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him ! That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ; See Ilis... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...floors of plaster, und the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but rcpair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicra lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1808 - 572 pages
...flooii of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair"J with straw. With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red. Great Villiers lies. Alas? how chang'd from him. That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...floors of plaister, and the walls of dung; On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter...bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him ! That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ; 11 See... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 pages
...the walls of dung. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd witli straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never mcnnt to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas? how chang'd from him, That, life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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 M'here tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tapc-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw; The George and Garter...bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies : — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with stravr, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, ''he ot jet a candidate Villierslies — alas ! how chang'n from him That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...On once a flock-bed, but repnir'd with straw, With tape-ti- •'. curtains, never meant to draw, Tbe George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies— alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ? Gallant... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...stole to test, unhvedc J aud unseen. On once a flock-bed, hut repair1'! with strtw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant... | |
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