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" 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... "
Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry - Page 208
1782
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...felf might ewe, Eternal buckle takes in Parian (lone. Behold what bleffings wealth to life can lend ! And fee, what comfort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat half-bunf, The floors of plafrer, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...comfort it arVords our end. In the worn inn's worft room, with mat half hung. The floors of planer, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1797 - 384 pages
...bleffings Wealth to life can lend ! And fee, what comfort it affords our end. In the worfl inn's worfl room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 68, Part 1

1798 - 616 pages
...thus defcribed by Pope. t "In the worft inn's woritroom, with mat . half-hung, Thefloors of plailter, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with* ftraw, * [draw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to The George and Gutter* dangling from that bed * Where...
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The whole poetical works of Alexander Pope, Esq., including his translations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...comlort it affords our end. In the worft inn's worfl room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaiftcr, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd...ftraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, 300 Thy life more wretched, Cutler, was confefi'd, Arife and tell me, was thy death more blefs'd ?...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 pages
...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 repair'd with straw. With upe-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where...
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The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...which there are feveral vile examples in the tombs at Wcflminfter, and elfewhc-re. POPE. In the word inn's worft room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, "With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to 'draw, The...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Essay on man. Moral essays. An essay on satire

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...there are feveral vile examples in the tombs at Weftminfter' and elfewhere. POPEIn the worft ion's worft room, with mat halfhung, The floors of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The...
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The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London ...

John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...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 that bed Where...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...\vellrkno\vn description : — " 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, never meant to draw, *' The George and Garter dandling from that...
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