 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 - Stran 81avtor: British anthology - 1825Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 strani
...of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 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 Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 strani
...floors of plaifter, 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 him That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 234 strani
...pla'ifter, and the walls of dung, 306 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 r6d, Great Villers lies •<— alas how chang'd from him, That? life of pleafare,... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - 602 strani
...floors of plailler, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but 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, and... | |
 | 1759 - 606 strani
...floors of plaiilcr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with draw, 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 pleafurc,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 402 strani
...tombs at Weftminfter and elfewhere. P. 9f 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 Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | 1764 - 198 strani
...floors of plainer, 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 him, That lifeofpleafure, and... | |
 | Joseph Grove - 1764 - 506 strani
...floors of plainer, and the walls of dung ; On ones 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 llrove with dirty red; See Vitiars lie-, alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pieofure and that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 strani
...floors of plaifler, 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 Villers lies f — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 strani
...of plaifter, 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 Villers lies — Alas ! how chang'd from " him, *' That life of pleafure,... | |
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