Here the sons and daughters of Abissinia lived only to know the soft vicissitudes of pleasure and repose, attended by all that were skilful to delight, and gratified with whatever the senses can enjoy. They wandered in gardens of fragrance, and slept... Rasselas: A Tale - Page 7by Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 155 pagesFull view - About this book
| Carol Falvo Heffernan - 2003 - 182 pages
...the Happy Valley where, the sons and daughters of Abissinia lived only to know the soft vicissitudes of pleasure and repose, attended by all that were skilful to delight. (Rasselas; Johnson, 610) Rasselas has grown restless in the realization that, as he says, "I can discover... | |
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