 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...  The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 268by John Britton, John Hodgson - 1812 - 658 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 464 pages
...in the following lines by Pope : — " In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floor 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... | |
 | 1866 - 780 pages
...scene in one of his most impressive passages : — " 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... | |
 | 1866 - 328 pages
...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, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...lend ! And see, what comfort it aifords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat halfhung, 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... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...with a fulling state. Pope, Prol. to Additont Cab. 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... | |
 | James Whiteside - 1868 - 518 pages
...death in the condition described by Pope : — " 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... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1873 - 590 pages
...splendid favourite, the second Duke of Buckingham : — 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... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton - 1876 - 552 pages
...scene of this nobleman'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 tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw ; The George and Garter... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pages
...lend ! And see, what comfort it affords our end. In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-huiig J eC M l > '= ^ a *˙or ) P m K flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter... | |
 | THOMAS ARNOLD - 1876 - 312 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... | |
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