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" 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 mortals hope or imagine,... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Adventurer and Idler - Page 426
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...forrow can have no admifllon. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe, is here fpread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the mafter of this palace has not obtained ? The difhes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony...
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Harrison's British Classicks: The Idler. Fitz Osbornes Letters. Shenstones ...

1787 - 528 pages
...forrow can have no ad« miifion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe, is here fpread forth to be 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...
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...forrow can have no admiflion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe, is here fpread forth to be 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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...forrow can have no admiffion. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe, is here fpread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the mafter of this palace has not obtained ? The difhes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 1

Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pages
...forrow can have no admiffion. — Whatever nature has provided for the delight of fenfe, is here fpread forth to be enjoyed. What can mortals hope or imagine, which the mafter of this palace has not obtained ? The difhes of luxury cover his table; the voice of harmony...
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Select British Classics, Volume 10

1803 - 222 pages
...neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace is the seat of happiness, where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent...dishes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers ; he breathes the fragrance of the gsoves of Java, and sleeps upon the down....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace is the seat of happiness, where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent...dishes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers ; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and sleeps upon the down...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...of his own little habitation. "Surely," said he to himself, "this palace is the seat of happiness; where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent...dishes of luxury cover his table ; the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers; he breaths the fragrance of the groves of Java, and sleeps upon the down of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...sa.id he, to himself, thi& palace is the: s$aj of hapfiinessi, where. pleasure succeeds to plear sure, and, discontent. and sorrow can have no admission....enjoyed, What. can mortals hope or imagine, which tbte. master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes qt'iLuitury coyer his table, the: voice of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace is the seat of happiness, where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent...dishes of Luxury cover his table, the voice of Harmony lulls him in his bowers; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and sleeps upon the down...
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