 In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The 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...  Life and Letters of Zachary Macaulay - Strona 8autor: Zachary Macaulay - 1900 - Liczba stron: 496Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1759 - Liczba stron: 606
...following pkiurefque lines : In the word inn's worft room, with mat half hung The floors of plaiilcr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with draw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where... | |
 | Several Hands - 1759 - Liczba stron: 602
...following piclurefqut lines : In the word inn's worfl room, with mat half hung The floors of plailler, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - Liczba stron: 512
...the lines refer to the dissipated scenes transacted on this spot, they seem justly to claim recital. 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 upe-ty'd curtains,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Liczba stron: 482
...disregard. His dying scene, in a paltry inn in Y'orkshire, has been immortalized by Pope's beautiful lines : In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung,...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,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Liczba stron: 476
...disregard. Ilis dying scene, in a paltry inn in Yorkshire, has been immortalized by Pope's beautiful lines : In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung,...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... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - Liczba stron: 410
...great nobleman, and celebrated genius, Pope has given the following \vell-knpwn description : — " 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-ty'd curtains,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - Liczba stron: 604
...' And see what comfort it affords our end. I n the worstinn's worst room, with mat half hung, Tjic e the massy bar. This gross impediment of clay remove, And make us repair'd with stravr, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, ''he George and Garter dangling... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - Liczba stron: 344
...Absalom. and Achitophel. Pope describes the last scene of this no~ bleman's life in these lines : ' 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 tapc-ty'd curtains,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - Liczba stron: 514
...and they had his estate." Pope, in " The Epistle to Lord Bathurst," thus alt ludes to his death : " In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung,...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... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - Liczba stron: 308
...deeds Tim'imis and slothful: yet he pleas'd the ear. MILTON'S Paradise. Lost. Buckingham. Buckingham. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung...plaister, 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 Ga:ter dangling from... | |
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