 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
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 Seiten
...between ; The* stole to test, unhvedc J aud unseen. On once a flock-bed, hut repair1'! with strtw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas how chang'd from him, That life of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...! Vcr. 28". Thus in the MS. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw. With tape-ty'd curtain*, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red,^ Great Villers lies — alas how chanted from him. That life of... | |
 | John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811 - 642 Seiten
...floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung; On once a flock-bed, but repaired with flraw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 Seiten
...plaifter, and the walls of dung; " On once a flock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, •' With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong ; Was every thing by ftarts,... | |
 | Thomas Hinderwell - 1811 - 458 Seiten
...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, \Vhere tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, • Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...what blessings wealth to life can lend ! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On VKR. l87. Go, search it there,] The parish-register. VER. 187. Thus in the MS. The register... | |
 | John Britton, John Hodgson - 1812 - 1036 Seiten
...closed the life of that once distinguished Boble* " In the wont inu's wont room, with mat half hong, 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 Garttr... | |
 | William Beloe - 1814 - 472 Seiten
...mat half hung, " The floors of plaister, and the walls of (Uing, " On once a flock bed, but rcpair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw, " The George and Gnrter dangling fiorn that bed, •; Where tawdry yt-Hw strove with (lirty red, , " Great Villcrs lies... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 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 VILHEHS lies: alas! how changed from him, That life of... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 536 Seiten
...floors of" plaister, 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 strove with dirty red — Gregt ViLLiERS lies: alas,! ho* changed, from. him, That life... | |
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