With observations like these the prince amused himself as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that discovered him to feel some complacence in his own perspicacity, and to receive some solace of the miseries of life, from... Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Page 7by Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 135 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...complacence in his own perlpicacity, and to receive fome fblace of the miferies of life, from confcioufnefe of the delicacy with which he felt, and the eloquence with which he bewailed them. He mingled glfcd cheerfully in the diverfions of the evening, and aU rejoiced to find' that his heart was lightened.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments." With obfervations like thefe the prince amufed himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments." With obfervations like tliefc the prince amufcd himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...peculiar fufFerings with peculiar enjoyments." With obfervations like thefe the prince amufed himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| 1788 - 778 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments.' With obfervations like thefe the priii re amufed himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments." With obfervations like thefe the prince .amufed himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments." With obfervatiorrs like thefe the prince amufed himfeif as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that dilcovered hjm to feel fome complacence in his own perlpicacity, and to receive fome fokce of the miferies... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the miferies of life, from confcioufnefs of the delicacy with which he felt, and the eloquence...which he bewailed them. He mingled cheerfully in the diverfions of the evening, and all rejoiced to find that his heart was lightened. CHAP. III. THE WANTS... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...peculiar fufferings with peculiar enjoyments.'' With obfervations like thefe the prince amufed himfelf as he returned, uttering them with a plaintive voice, yet with a look that difcovered him to feel fome complacence in his own perfpicacity, and to receive fome folace of the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...anticipated : surely the equity of Providence has balanced peculiar sufferings with peculiar enjoyments." With observations like these the prince amused; himself...Voice, yet with a look that discovered him to feel dome complacence in his own perspicacity, and to receive some solace of the miseries Of life, from... | |
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