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" Which served to keep her carcase from the cold : So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarsely patch'd , With diff'rent colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness. "
The London Theatre: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramatic Pieces - Page 19
by Thomas Dibdin - 1815
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Shoulders had -flie wrap'd The ratter'd Remnantsof an did ftrip'd Hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her Carcaft from the Cold : So there was nothing of a Piece about her. Her lower Weeds, were all o'er courfly patch'd With diff'rent-colour'd Rags, black, red, white, yellow^ And feem'd to fpeak Variety...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...fie wrafp'd The tatter' d Remnants of an »ld ftriped Hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her Carcafsfrom the Cold : So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower Weeds were all o'er coarfly fatch'd With diff'rent coloured Rags, black, red, white, yellow', And feem'd to fpeak Variety...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1739 - 346 pages
...hadjhe lorapfd ¥he tatter"1 d Remnants of an old ftriped Hanging, Which fer'v'd to keep her Car cafe from the Cold : So there 'was nothing of a Piece about her. Her louver Weeds ivert all o'er c oarjly patched With dijfrent colour' dRags, black, red, white, yellow,....
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The orphan. The history and fall of Caius Marius. Venice preserv'd. Poems ...

Thomas Otway - 1757 - 392 pages
...Shoulders had fhe wrapt The tatter'd Remnant of an old ftrip'd Hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her Car kafs from the Cold ; So there was nothing of a piece about her; Her lower Weeds• were all o'er coarfely patch'd With diff'rent colour'd Rags, black, red, white, yellow, And feem'd to fpeak variety...
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Works, Volume 3

William Hawkins - 1758 - 420 pages
...The tatter'd Remnant of an old ftrip'd Hanging, " Which ferv'd to keep her Carcafs from the Cold j " So there was nothing of a Piece about her : " Her lower Weeds were all o'er coarfely patch'd " With, diff'rent-colour'd Rags, black, red, white, yellotr, " And feem'd to fpeak...
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Plays: Viz. The Orphan, and Venice Preserv'd

Thomas Otway - 1767 - 292 pages
...fhoulders had fhe wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old ftrip'd hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her carcafs from the cold; So there was nothing of a piece about her ; Her lower weeds were all o'er coarfely patch'd With diff'rent colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And feem'd to fpeak variety...
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The Dramatic Censor: Or, Critical Companion ...

Francis Gentleman - 1770 - 516 pages
...fhoulders had ihe wrapped The tatter'd remnant of an old ftrip'd hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her carcafe from the cold, So there was nothing of a piece about her ; Her lower weeds were all o'er coarfely patch'd With different colour'd rags ; black, red, whittj yellow, And feem'd to fpeak variety...
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Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose

John Aikin, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1773 - 244 pages
...fhoulder had fhe wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old ftrip'd hanging, Which fcrv'd to keep her carcafe from the cold ; So there was nothing of a piece about her. Here is the extreme of wretchednefs, and inftead of melting into pity we turn away with averfion. Indeed...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - 1776 - 382 pages
...fhoulders had fhe wrapp'd The tatter'd remnant of an old ftripp'd hangmg, Which ferv'd to keep her carcafs from the cold; So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarfely patch'd With diff'rem colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow, And feem'd to fpeak variety...
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Bell's British Theatre, Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays ...

John Bell - 1780 - 382 pages
...She wrapp'd The tatter'd remnant of an old ftrip'd hanging, Which ferv'd to keep her carcafs t'rom the cold ; So there was nothing of a piece about her. Her lower weeds were all o'er coarfely patch'd With diff'rent colour'd rags, black, red, white, yellow,And feem'd to fpeak variety...
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