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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... "
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift - Page 322
by Robert Shiells - 1753
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Moral essays

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With...bed, Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! 306 Gallant...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essays

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...are feveral vile examples in the tombs at Wcftn.jnfter and elfewhere. P. 260 M.ORAL E'&SAYS. Ep.HI. 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 that foul of whim ! 3 06...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Moral essays

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 234 pages
...the worft inn's worif, room, with mat half hung, The floors of pla'ifter, and the walls of dung, 306 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With...from -that bed Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty r6d, Great Villers lies •<— alas how chang'd from him, That? life of pleafare, and that foul of...
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The Monthly Review ;or Literary Journal.VOLUME XXI.

Several Hands - 1759 - 602 pages
...with mat half hung The 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...tawdry yellow, ftrove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies—alas! how chang'd from him That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim! Gallant and gay, in...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 21

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1759 - 608 pages
...The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, Vvith tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George...Where tawdry yellow, ftrove with dirty red. Great V illiers lies—alas! how chang'd from him That life of plcafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 402 pages
...buffo's, of which there are feveral vile examples in the tombs at Weftminfter and elfewhere. P. 9f On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With...bed Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! 306 Gallant...
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Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...

Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...worft room, with mat half hung, The floors of plainer, and the walls of dung, On once a flock- bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains never...Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That lifeofpleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bow'r of wanton...
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The Lives of All the Earls and Dukes of Devonshire: Descended from the ...

Joseph Grove - 1764 - 506 pages
...worft inn's worft room, with mat half hung, The floors of plainer, and the walls of dung ; On ones a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd...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...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...lend ! And fee, what comfort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung-; '...Where- tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies f— alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...comfort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaifler, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd...bed Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies f — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant...
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