 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...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 3091927Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...Parian stone. Behold what blessings wealth to life can lend ! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaister, and the wall* of dung, 300 VARIATION!. After ver. 050, in the MS. • Trace humble worth beyond Sahrina's shore,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - Chelsea (London, England) - 1810 - 514 pages
...Lord Bathurst," thus alt ludes to his death : " 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-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw ; The George and Garter dangling... | |
 | Thomas Hinderwell - Scarborough (England) - 1811 - 458 pages
...Pope must either have been misinformed, or have used a poetical licence in the following lines: f " 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...stone. 296 Behold what blessings wealth to life can lend ! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On VKR. l87. Go, search it there,] The parish-register. VER. 187.... | |
 | William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1814 - 472 pages
...mat half hung, " The floors of plaister, and the walls of (Uing, " On once a flock bed, but rcpair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains never meant to draw, " The George and Gnrter dangling fiorn that bed, •; Where tawdry yt-Hw strove with (lirty red, , " Great Villcrs lies... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 536 pages
...* * * * " Behold, what blessings wealth to life can lend! And see what comfort it affords our end ! 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-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and. Garter dangling... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...» * • ? Behold, what blessings wealth to life can lend! And see what comfort it affords our end! In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung,...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... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 pages
...with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock bed, but rcpaii'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,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...with mat li.ilf-li m The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but rcpair'U s the upright heart and pure, Instruct me, for thou know'st ; thou from the first Wast presen tliat bu»l Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how chang'd from.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 474 pages
...has been immortalized by 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 repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry... | |
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