 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...  The British anthology; or, Poetical library - Page 81de British anthology - 1825Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...of plafter, and the wall» of dung, 300 On once a flnck-bed, but repair'd with draw, With tapc-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw/. The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow drove with dirty red, Great Villers lies— alas! how chang'd from him, That hfe if pleafure, and that... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...of plafrer, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw. With tipe-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow drove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas! how chang'd from him. That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...floors of plafler, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, hut repaired with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great VILLIERS lies. — Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...half hung. The floors of planer, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The...Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty reel, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd frrm him That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | 1800 - 274 pages
...floors of plafter, 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 yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas! how chang'd from h!m> That life of pleafure, arid... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...floors of plaster and ihe walls of dung, On once a flock bed, but repaired with straw, \Vuli tape ty'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter...strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas ! how chang'd from him. That Ike of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 pages
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repairM with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villars lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 pages
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw. With upe-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villars lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure,.#nd that soul of whim ! Gallant and... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - 1801 - 294 pages
...fcene exhibited on this fpot, juftly claim recital. " On once a flock bed, but repair'd with Araw, " With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw ; " The...Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow drove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, " That life of pleafure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ! 306 Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's... | |
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