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... The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Pągina 371per John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pągines
...plaster, and the walls of dung, On onee a floek-hed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd eurtains, nor ever thenee Had ris'n or heav'd his head, but that the will And high permission Villiers lies — alns! how ehang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant... | |
| John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pągines
...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 draw. The George and Garter dangling from that b«-\ Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how changM from fan?.... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 394 pągines
...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 draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiert lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim 1 Gallant... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 452 pągines
...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 draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tan-dry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villitrt lies — alasl how chang'd from him, That life... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 892 pągines
...flock-bed, bat repalr'd with straw With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw The George and Gaiter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great YiUitri lies— alis ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim I Gallant... | |
| Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - 1829 - 266 pągines
...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...bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how changed from him ; That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pągines
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied Villiers lies * — alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim I Gallant... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pągines
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, JOf On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw. With tape-tied oodward Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him. That life of Pleasure, and that sonl of whim ' Gallant... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 pągines
..." In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, The George and garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! There... | |
| Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 pągines
...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...that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red ; There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends!—... | |
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