 ... 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...  Lectures on the English Poets - Página 153de William Hazlitt - 1818 - 331 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Cole - 1825 - 122 páginas
...and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies,— alas ! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Clifdeu*s proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay at council, in a ring... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 páginas
...from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alns! how ehang'd fills, and empties, to enlighten th' Earthy And in her pale dominion eheeks C'liefden's proud aleove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay, at eouneil, in... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 páginas
...b«-\ Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas, how changM from fan?. That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ' Gallant...Cliveden's proud alcove. The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Lore ; 378 T.IIT. MORAL ESSAYS. t as gay, at council, in a ring mnukk'd statesmen, and their merry... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 páginas
...and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how changed from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gailant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay... | |
 | Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - 1829 - 266 páginas
...and Garter dangling from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how changed from him ; That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and lovr." The Duke exhibited a most melancholy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him. That life of Pleasure, and that sonl lexander ; Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king; 31C No wit to flatter,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies * — Book Exchange I Gallant and gay. in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as... | |
 | 802 páginas
...of his first race, in the very height of high mettle, has now finished the race of life ! " Alaa ! how changed from him. That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay ! " Some clever man or other, wo forget at this moment who, in giving the outline of a gentleman scoundrel,... | |
 | 1833 - 270 páginas
...and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies ! alas, how changed from him That life of pleasure and that soul of whim, No wit to flatter, left of all his store I No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 924 páginas
...from that bol Where tawdry yellow strove with dirly red, Great f-'illiers lice — alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of...! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury und Love : Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statesmen, aud... | |
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