 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...  Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of ... - Page 334by Richard Warner - 1824Full view - About this book
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 pages
...records the wretched end of its founder : 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 witli straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never mcnnt to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1808 - 572 pages
...records the wretched end of its founder: In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The 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 dangling from... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 pages
...no~ bleman's life in these lines : ' 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 tapc-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw; The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...comfort it affords our end. I n the worstinn's worst room, with mat half hung, Tjic floors of plaister, s gross impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exi stravr, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, ''he George and Garter dangling from that bed... | |
 | 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 dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...floors of plaister, and the walls of dung * On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant 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 hint That life of pleasure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...! Vcr. 28". Thus in the MS. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw. With tape-ty'd curtain*, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red,^ Great Villers lies — alas how chanted from him. That life of pleasure,... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...Lost. Buckingham. Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Ga:ter dangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
 | Thomas Hinderwell - Scarborough (England) - 1811 - 458 pages
...poetical licence in the following lines: f " 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,...draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, \Vhere tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, • Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung; " On once a flock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, •' With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, " The...and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts,... | |
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