 ... 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 - English literature - 1825 - 488 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...I never found a time, till disease forced me from ptiblick employment. Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 510 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Uouries, 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... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixty-second year mad'j me ashamed of gazing upon the fair. I had now nothing left but retirement, and for retirement...I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. 11. " Such was my scheme, and suCh have been its cofisequences. With an insatiable... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds » woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixty-second year made ine ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement ; and for retirement I never... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easilv 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as t'ne 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 268 pages
...deliberated, till the sixty second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing loft but retirement ; and for retirement 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...rejected, consulted and defiberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement ; and for retirement...time, till disease forced me from publick employment. 12. " Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst for knowledge,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...rejected, consulted and 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 disease forced me from public employment. 12 " Such was my scheme, and such has been its consequence. With an insatiable thirst... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inqnired and rejected, consulted and 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... | |
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