 | Alexander Pope - 1808
...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 strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, " On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — Alas ! how chang'd from him, "•That life of pleasure,... | |
 | 1808
...floors of plaster, und the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but rcpair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villicra lies — alas ! how chang'd from him That life of pleasure, and... | |
 | Edward Pugh - 1808
...flooii of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair"J with straw. With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808
...floors of plaister, 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 that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him ! That life of pleasure, and... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808
...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 M'here tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That... | |
 | David Hughson - 1808
...the walls of dung. On once a flock-bed, but repair'd witli straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never mcnnt to draw. The George and Garter 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... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809
...half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tapc-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw; The...Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies : — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 459 דפים
...floors of plaister, and the walls of dung * On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw ; The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas ! how chang'd from hint That life of pleasure, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...stole to test, unhvedc J aud unseen. On once a flock-bed, hut repair1'! with strtw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter 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... | |
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