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" 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... "
London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis ... - Page 442
by David Hughson - 1808
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Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...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, and that soul of whim ! Gallant...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pages
...inn's worst room, with mat half hung, "With floor of pluister, and the walJs of dung — Great VILHERS lies; Alas! how chang'd from him; That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! — • No wit to flatter left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more! 33. We...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red,^ Great Villers lies — alas how chanted from him. That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a...
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The History and Antiquities of Scarborough, and the Vicinity

Thomas Hinderwell - Scarborough (England) - 1811 - 458 pages
...straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, \Vhere tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, • Great Villiers...pleasure and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury f and love; Or just as gay at council, in a...
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden: Containing Original Poems ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...of dung; " On once a flock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, •' With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, " The George 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, and nothing...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...unheeded and unseen. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd 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 Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! 306 Gallant...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 23

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...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1

William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1814 - 472 pages
...•; Where tawdry yt-Hw strove with (lirty red, , " Great Villcrs lies — alas! how chang'd from " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim,! '•' Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, " The pride of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; 41 Or just as gny at Council in...
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Yorkshire; or, Original delineations ... of that county

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...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 4

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...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...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...
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