 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 repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 151by Alexander Pope - 1881 - 10 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villars lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and Love.* Or just as gay at council, in a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen... | |
 | William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 464 pages
...that bed, " Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! " Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; M Or just as gay at Council in a ring " Of mimick'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, I Great Villiers lies — alas ! liow chang'd from him, SOS I That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The how'r of wanton Sbrewshury and love; Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gaj, in Clifden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at couDcil,... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicra lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in C'liveden's proud alcove The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and love • Or just as gav, at council in a ring Of mimic stat(smei),... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...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 pleasure, and that soul of whim ; See Ilis poem, p, 27, 08. Gallant and gay, in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 410 pages
...that bed, " Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — Alas ! how chang'd from him, "•That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! " Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love; " Or just as gay in council, in the ring " Of mimick'd... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...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 pleasure, and that soul of whim ; 11 See his poem, p. S7, 28. Gallant and gay, in Clicfden's proud alcove, The bower 01 ivanron Shrewsbury... | |
 | John Fletcher, David Garrick - 1808 - 410 pages
...that bed, " " Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — Alas! how chang'd from him, " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! " Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; " Or just as gay in council, in the ring " Of mimick'd... | |
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