 Surely, said he to himself, this palace is the seat of happiness, where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent and sorrow can have no admission. Whatever Nature has provided for the delight of sense is here spread forth to be enjoyed. What can...  The Idler - Page 399by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...of happinefs, where pleafure fucceeds to pleafure, and difcontent and forrow can have no admiffion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...lulls him in his bowers ; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and fleeps upon the down of of the cygnets of Ganges. He fpeaks and his mandate... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...happmel's, where pleafure fucceeds to plealure, and difcoii'ent and forrow can have no ad« miifion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the matfcr of this palace has not obtained ? '1 lit dirties of luxury cover his table; ii. • voice of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...of happinefs, where pleafure fucceeds to pleafure, and difcontent and forrow can have no admiflion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the matter of this palace has not obtained ? The difhes pf luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pages
...happinefs, where pleafure fucceeds to pleafure, and difcontent and forrow can have no admiffion. — Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...lulls him in his bowers; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and fleeps upon the down of the cygnets of Ganges. He fpeaks, and his mandate... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1796 - 634 pages
...happinefs, where pleafurefucceeds to pleafure, and di (content and forrow can have no admiffion. — Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...The difhes of luxury cover his table; the voice of har. mony lulls him in his bowers; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and fleeps upon... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...of happinefs; where pleafure fuccecJs topleafure, and difcontent and forrow can have no admifsion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...here fpread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals Tiope or imagine, which the mafter of this palace ha* not obtained? The dimes of laxury cover his table;... | |
 | 1803 - 222 pages
...sorrow can have no admission. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of sense, is here spread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pages
...liappinefs ; where pleafure fucceeds to pleafure, and dif- • content and forrow can have no admiffion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe,...enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the mafterof this palace has- not obtained ? The. difhes of luxury cover his table ; the votce of harmony... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...sorrow can have no admission. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of sense, is here spread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...sorrow can have no admission. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of sense, is here spread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table ; the voice of harmony... | |
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