 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...  Rambles by Rivers: The Thames - Page 197by James Thorne - 1847Full view - About this book
 | 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,... | |
 | Books - 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... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 512 pages
...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,...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 - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...transacted on this 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
...which he 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... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 410 pages
...great nobleman, and celebrated genius, Pope has given the following \vell-knpwn description : — " In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung,...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... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 576 pages
...whichlie 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-ty'd curtains uever meant to draw. The George and Garter dangling from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...lend ! And see what comfort it affords our end. 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...lend ! And see what comfort it affords our end. In the worst iun's worst room, with mat half-huug, 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... | |
 | David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 pages
...which he 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 witli straw, With tape-ty'd curtains never mcnnt to draw. The George and Garter dangling from... | |
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