 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaiiM 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...plaster, and the walls of dung, On onee a floek-hed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd eurtains, nor ever thenee Had ris'n or heav'd his head, but that the will And high permission strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alns! how ehang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...with nut The floors 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 b«-\ Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how changM from fan?.... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...half-bung, The floors 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...Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiert lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure,... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...half-hung, The floors 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 tan-dry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villitrt lies — alasl how chang'd from him, That life... | |
 | Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - Dueling - 1829 - 266 pages
...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 dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how changed from him ; That life of pleasure,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies * — alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, JOf On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw. With tape-tied oodward strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him. That life of Pleasure,... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...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 ; There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless... | |
 | Periodicals - 1833 - 270 pages
...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 changed from him That life of pleasure and that... | |
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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... 
