 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 repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow...  London, by David Hughson - Page 430by Edward Pugh - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...fill'd the space between; Then stole to rest, unheeded and unseen. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to...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 ! 306 Gallant... | |
 | John Britton, John Hodgson - Architecture - 1812 - 1036 pages
...-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw ; The George and Garttr dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicrs lies — Alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim! Gallant... | |
 | William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1814 - 472 pages
...mat half hung, " The floors of plaister, and the walls of (Uing, " On once a flock bed, but rcpair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw, " The George and Gnrter dangling fiorn that bed, •; Where tawdry yt-Hw strove with (lirty red, , " Great Villcrs lies... | |
 | John Bigland - 1815 - 1038 pages
...walls of duns;, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape tied mi-tains never meant io draw ; The George and Garter dangling from that bed...tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lits — Aliis ! how ehang'd fiom him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim! Gallant and -;ay... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 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...Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red— Great VILHEHS lies: alas! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...floors of" plaister, 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...that bed, Where. tawdry yellow strove with dirty red — Gregt ViLLiERS lies: alas,! ho* changed, from. him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim!... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...with mat li.ilf-li m The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but rcpair'U s the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st ; thou from the first Wast presen tliat bu»l Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how chang'd from.... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...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-ty'd curtains, never meant to...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... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...witli mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to...with dirty red, Great Villiers lies, — alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud... | |
 | Philip Withers - English language - 1822 - 414 pages
...with Mat half-hung, The Floors of Plaister, and the Walls of Dung, On once a Flock-Bed, now repaired with Straw, With Tape-ty'd Curtains, never meant to...Bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great VILLERS lies — alas! how changed from him, Who, &c. &c. Effect — the Whole and Part. And whenever... | |
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