 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...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 383edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 246 pages
...Examples: both miferable in Life2ndin Death. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flraw, With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow flrove with dirty red, Great ViHers lies — alas! howchang'd from him, 305 That life ofpleafure, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English literature - 1757 - 234 pages
...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,... | |
 | Books - 1759 - 606 pages
...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,... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - 602 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 402 pages
...tombs at Weftminfter aud 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... | |
 | Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...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 f— alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure,... | |
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