 ... 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
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...indulge myself in domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Honries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired and rejected, consulted...deliberated, till the sixtysecond year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left hat retirement ; and for retirement I never found a time,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 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...deliberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement: and ibr retirement I never found a time, till... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 pages
...rejected, confulted and deliberated, till the fixty-fecond year made me afhamed of wifhing to marry. 1 had now nothing left but retirement; and for retirement I never found a time, till difeafe forced me from public employment. " Such was my fcheme,and fuch has been its confequence, With... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 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 and deliberated, till the sixty second year made me ashamed of •wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 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...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... | |
 | John Rippingham - 1816 - 190 pages
...rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixty second year made me ashamed of gazing upon girls. 1 had now nothing left 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 - 1816 - 328 pages
...But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I enquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. 1 had now nothing left but retirement ; and for retirement I never found a time,... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 pages
...rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the jixty 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 forced me from public employment. 11. " Such was my scheme, and such have been its consequences With an insatiable... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 pages
...sixty second year made me ashamed of wishing ti, OTurrjr. I had n0W nothing !eft but retirement :S and for retirement I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment/* 12. *' Siioli was irty scheme, andsu?h lias been its consc^ucncefl. V,1it!i an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 430 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 ks consequence. With an insatiable thirst... | |
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