 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 páginas
...plaißer, and the 'walls of Hung, On once a foct-Ъга, but repair'd with ßra-м, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yelkiu llrove ivttb dirty red, Great Villers lies. * The ufe, the force, and the excellence of language,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 páginas
...floors of plaifbr, 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 Fillers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of Pleafure, and... | |
 | 1784 - 778 páginas
...of plafter, and die 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 red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure,... | |
 | 1783 - 800 páginas
...vralh ., dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd wisli draw, With tape-ty'd curtains, pever meant t<» draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow drove wilh dirly red. Great Vifliers lies— alat ! boW chang'd inclined to receive ill impreflions, he,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...floors t;f plaftcr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with draw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow ftrovc with dirty red, Great Villcrs lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life of plcafure, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 páginas
...floors of plaftcr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repairM with ftraw, With rape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow (trove with dirty red, Great Villers lies— -alas! how chang'd from hirrt That life of plcafurc, and... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 páginas
...of plafrer, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw. With tipe-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter...Villers lies — alas! how chang'd from him. That life of pleafure, and that foal of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower ef... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 páginas
...floors of plafler, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, hut 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,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 and 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... | |
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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... 
