 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-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...  The Table Book - Seite 521von William Hone - 1827Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | David Hughson - 1808 - 566 Seiten
...place, in the celebrated lines, in which he records the wretched end of its founder : In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster,...the walls of dung. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd witli straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never mcnnt to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...lend ! And see what comfort it affords our end. In the worst iun's worst room, with mat half-huug, 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 M'here tawdry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 Seiten
...floors of plaister, 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 strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him ! That life of... | |
 | 1808 - 408 Seiten
...floors of plaster, und the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but rcpair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicra lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 Seiten
...of plaister, 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 strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him ! That life of... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1808 - 572 Seiten
...records the wretched end of its founder: In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The flooii of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair"J with straw. With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 Seiten
...scene of this no~ bleman's life in these lines : ' 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 tapc-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw; The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...comfort it affords our end. I n the worstinn's worst room, with mat half hung, Tjic floors of plaister, s gross impediment of clay remove, And make us embryos of exi stravr, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, ''he George and Garter dangling from that bed... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 Seiten
...Lost. Buckingham. Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd...tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Ga:ter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies! — alas!... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 Seiten
...with mat half hung, The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung * On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to...The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas ! how chang'd from hint That life of... | |
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