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 repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow... Cole's Scarborough Guide - Page 92by John Cole - 1825 - 106 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...stone. 296 Behold what blessings wealfh 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 walls of dung, 300 On orce a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd 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 - 474 pages
...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 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 half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...stone. 296 Bebold what hlessings wealth to life can lend ! And see what comfort it affords our eod ! In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-hed, hut repaiv'd with straw. With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 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... | |
| 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. Thus in the MS. The register... | |
| John Britton, John Hodgson - 1812 - 1036 pages
...closed the life of that once distinguished Boble* " In the wont inu's wont room, with mat half hong, The 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 Garttr... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 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, The floors of" plaister, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed but repair' d with straw, With tape-tied curtains... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 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, The floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains... | |
| James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 pages
...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 rcpaii'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter... | |
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