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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 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: Delivered at the Surrey Institution - Page 153
by William Hazlitt - 1818 - 331 pages
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Moral essays, satires, &c

Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...yellow ftrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that Soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bow'r of wanton Shrew(bury and love; Or juft as gay, at Council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statefmen, and...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 414 pages
...dirty red, Great Villers lies— alas ! how chang'd from him, 305 TJ:at life of Pleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewfbury and Love; Or juft as gay, at Council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statefinen, and their merry...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 4

1782 - 518 pages
...dirty red. Great Great Villers lies alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, "The bower of wanton Shrew/bury and love ; Or juft as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd ftatefmen and their merry king....
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1784 - 778 pages
...dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewfbury and Love ; Or juft as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd ftatefmen, and their merry king....
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, 305 That life of Pleafure, and that foul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewfbury and Love; Or juft as gay, at Council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statefmen, and their merry King....
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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 - 474 pages
...dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villars lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and Love.* Or just as gay at council, in a...
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The Whole Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ...: Including His Translations ...

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 498 pages
...red, Great Villers Ke« — alas.! how charrg'd from him, joj lint lite of Plea&Jic. and that (914 of whim! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; Or juft at gay, at Council, in a ring No Wit.to flatter, left of ill his (lore I No Fool to laugh...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1

William Beloe - 1807 - 464 pages
...that bed, " Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him " That life of pleasure, and that soul of...alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love ; M Or just as gay at Council in a ring " Of mimick'd Statesmen and their merry King, a No wit to flatter,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...from that bed, Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of...proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their merry king: ISo wit to natter,...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, I Great Villiers lies — alas ! liow chang'd from him, SOS I That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ! Gallant and gay, in Cliveden's proud alcove, The how'r of wanton Sbrewshury and love; Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their...
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