 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, John Hodgson - Architecture - 1812 - 1036 pages
...from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicrs lies — Alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay in Cliefilen's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewshury and love ; Or jmt as gay at council in a ring... | |
 | William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1814 - 472 pages
...•; Where tawdry yt-Hw strove with (lirty red, , " Great Villcrs lies — alas! how chang'd from " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim,! '•' Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, " The pride of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; 41 Or just as gny at Council in a ring " Of mimick'd... | |
 | John Bigland - 1815 - 1038 pages
...that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lits — Aliis ! how ehang'd fiom him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim! Gallant and -;ay in Cliefden's proud alcove, Tlic bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay at council... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...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 pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton SHREWSBURY and love; Or just as gay at council, in a ring... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...dangling from that bed, Where. tawdry yellow strove with dirty red — Gregt ViLLiERS lies: alas,! ho* changed, from. him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Clicfden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton SHREWSBURY and love; Or just as gay at council, in a ring... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1818 - 358 pages
...failings. The other finest one is that of Buckingham, and the best part of that is the pleasurable. ". Alas ! how changed from him That life of pleasure...soul of whim : Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ! " Among his happiest and most inimitable effusions... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 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 gay in C! u Men's proud alcove, The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and Love.* Or just as gay at council in a ring... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Acting - 1818 - 282 pages
...himself lost and buried amidst the rubbish of one of our larger, or of one of our Minor Theatres ? Alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim 1 But as this was no doubt the height of his ambition, why should we wish to debar him of it ? This... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - England - 1820 - 516 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 Cliefden's proud alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; " Or just as gay at council in... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how chang'd from. him. ' I'l ii' is alcove.-, 'Hie bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Low ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimick'il... | |
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