 ... pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixtysecond year made me ashamed of gazing upon girls. I had now nothing left but retirement...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 59by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...pleasures. But -at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeidc. I inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated,...I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatible thirst... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1820 - 314 pages
...domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobida. I inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated,...the sixty-second year made me ashamed of gazing upon the fair. I had now nothing left but retirement, and for retirement I never found a time, till disease... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty, no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...deliberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement; and for retirement I never found a time, till... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...myself in doinestick pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...deliberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement; and for retirement [ never found a time, till... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...deliberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashan of wishing to marry. I had iiow nothing left bat retirement; and for retirement I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. " I still wished to see distant countries; listener with rapture to the relations... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 594 pages
...pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. 1 inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated,...employment. Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement; with... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily - finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. ' Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 378 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. ' Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...indulge myself in domeatick pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...employment. Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of improvement; with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 610 pages
...indulge myself in domestick pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...me from publick employment. Such was my scheme, and suet has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I trifled away the years of... | |
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