 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...  Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 220edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
 | 1759 - 606 pages
...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 - 602 pages
...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,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 pages
...plaifter, and the walls of dung-, f ' On once a Hock-bed, but repaired with ftraw, *' With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to " draw, '« The George and Garter dangling from that C€ bed " Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, " G reat Villers lies — Alas '. how chang'd... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 pages
...plaifter, and the walls of dung, ** On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flrawt " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to " draw, " The George and Garter dangling from that 11 bed *' Where tawdry yellow ftrove with dirty red, *' Great Villers lies — Alas! how chang'd from... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...of plaister, and the walls of dung, 300 On orce a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bedWhere tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from hirti,... | |
 | George Lipscomb - 1799 - 394 pages
...reposed ourselves, and found such accommodations as have been described by Pofe; for here we slept — *i In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floor of plaister, and the walls of dung ; On once a flock -bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 pages
...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, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 pages
...spot, they seem justly to claim recital. In the worst inn's worst room, with mil half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repairM with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...records the wretched end of its founder: 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-ly'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 476 pages
...Pope's beautiful lines : 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... | |
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