 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...  Notes and Queries - Page 3241870Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 336 pages
...In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With...tawdry yellow strove with dirty red. Great Villiers lies—alas! how chang'd from him, 7'hat life of Pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant «nd g.iy,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walle of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With...from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty rea, Great Villiers lies—alas! how chang'd from him, That life of Pleasure, and that aoiH of whim... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...Г at ШгЬЬр.-АогбШе, WHEREIN THE SECOND DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM DIED. In (he worst inn's wont room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and...On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The Georg« and Garter Jangling from that bed Where tawdry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...Parian stone». Behold what blessings wealth to life can lend! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, a The person here celebrated, who with a small estate actually performed nil these Rood works, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1893 - 588 pages
...stone 5 . Behold what blessings Wealth to life can lend! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains,... | |
 | John Dennis - 1894 - 296 pages
...death-bed which should be pared with Dryden's equally famous lines on the same nobleman's character. ' In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung,...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 Garter dangling from... | |
 | John Morley - 1894 - 618 pages
...about Buckingham. The picture, such as it is, could not be drawn more strikingly with fewer lines. " 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 with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains... | |
 | John Morley - 1894 - 630 pages
...about Buckingham. The picture, such as it is, could not be drawn more strikingly with fewer lines. " In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaister and the walls of dung, On once » flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1895 - 610 pages
...can lend ! And see, what comfort it affords our end. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, 300 With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey, David Masson - 1897 - 490 pages
...with mat half hung, The floors of plaister and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to...yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! Alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim, Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's... | |
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