 Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unsatisfied desire, and who hast no amusement in thy power that can withhold thee from thy own reflections! They tell thee that thou art wise; but what does wisdom avail with poverty?...  The Idler - Page 400by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 366 pages
...gratified ! all whom he fees obey him, and all whom he hears flatter hnft. Ko'df different, Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual...reflections. They tell thee that thou art wife, but what does wifdoth avail with poverty ? None will flatter the poor, and the wife have very little power of flattering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...gratified ; all whom he fees obey him, and all whom he hears flatter him. How different, Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual...amufement in thy power that can withhold thee from thy own refle&ions ! They tell thee that thou art wife ; but what does wifdom avail with poverty ? None will... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...different, Ortogi'ttl, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unfaiisfied delire, and who haft no amufement in thy power that can withhold...tell thee that thou art wife; but what does wifdom availwith poverty? None will flatter the poor, and the wile have very little power of flattering themlélves.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pages
...— How different, Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unfatisBed defire, and who haft no amufement in thy power that...with poverty? None will flatter the poor; and the wile have very little, power of flattering thcmfelves. The man is furely moft wretched of the fons... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1794 - 326 pages
...gratified; all whom he fees obey him, and all whom he hears flatter him. — How differenti Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unfatisfied defire, and who halt no amufement in thy power that can. withhold thee from thy own reflexions! They tell thee that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...hears flatter him. How different, Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torment* of unfatisfied defire; and who haft no amufement in...and the wife have very little power of flattering themfe'ves. That man is furely the moil wretched 08 the fons of wretchednefs, who lives with his own... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...condition, who, art doomed to the perpetual torments of unsatisfied desire, and who hast no amusement in thy power that can withhold thee from thy own reflections. They tell thee that tRou art wise, but what does •wisdom avail with poverty ? None will flatter the poor, :Vi Cl. ','... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...hears flatter him? How1 different,' Ortogrul, is thy condition, who art doomed to the per-- petual torments of unfatisfied defire ; and who haft no amufement...avail with poverty ? None will flatter the poor; and tire wife have very little power of flattering themfelves. That; man is furely the mod wretched of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...condition, who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unsatisfied desire, and who hast no amusement in thy power that can withhold thee from thy own reflections ! They tell thee that thou art wise ; but what does wisdom avail with poverty ? None will flatter the poor, and the wise have very... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...condition who art doomed to the perpetual torment* of unsatisfied desire ; and who hast no amusement in thy power, that can withhold thee from thy own reflections '. They tell thee that thou art wise ; but what does wisdom avail with poverty ? None will flatter the poor ; and the wise have very... | |
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