 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pàgines
...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 George and 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 pàgines
...half-hung, The 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...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 - 474 pàgines
...half hung, The 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...Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villars lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that... | |
 | Samuel Ireland - 1801 - 294 pàgines
...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 George and 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,... | |
 | 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 pàgines
...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 dangling from that bed "Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas ! how chang'd from him. That Ike of pleasure, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pàgines
...halfhung, The floors 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...Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! 306 Gallant COMM EN TAR Y. " Now fee what comfort they... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pàgines
...halfhung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The...Great Villers lies — alas ! how ch'ang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim. ! 306 Gallant COMM ENTAR Y. " Now fee what comfort they... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pàgines
...Aa(/"-hung, The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, On once ajlock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The...Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies.f^— — • The use, the force, and the excellence of... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pàgines
...plaister, and the walls of dung, On once ajlock-bed, but repair5 d with straw, With tape-ty'd rurtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies.-}use, the force, and the excellence of language, certainly... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pàgines
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ly'd curtains never meant to draw. 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... | |
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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... 
