 Villiers lies — alas ! how changed 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 and their merry...  Lectures on the English Poets - Page 93by William Hazlitt - 1849 - 255 pagesFull view - About this book
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 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 Cliftlcn's proud alcove, - i The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at council, in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...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... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villierslies — alas ! how chang'n ert, this the solitude : How populous ! how vital,...the grave ! This is creut ion's melancholy Vault, bow'rof wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, nnd... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 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 prond alcove, The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and love; Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - France - 1809 - 344 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 Clievedon's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love; Or just as gay, at council, in a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red,^ Great Villers lies — alas how chanted from him. That life of pleasure, and that soul of...proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimick'il statesmen, and their merry king. 31O No wit tn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...dangling from 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...Cliveden's proud, alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury ajid Love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king. 310... | |
 | 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... | |
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