 ... 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. - Σελίδα 59των Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 σελίδες
...But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. I inquired 30 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,... | |
 | Stephen Watkins Clark - 1851 - 204 σελίδες
...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 (G. 129, Obs. 9) of wishing to marry. I had now (G. 173, note 4) nothing left but retirement ; and,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 σελίδες
...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',... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 σελίδες
...pleasures\ But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the houries and wise as Zobeide. I mquired' 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 foi retirement 1 never found a time, till... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 σελίδες
...indulge myself in domestic' pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houris, 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',... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 368 σελίδες
...indulge myself in domestic' pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houris, 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',... | |
 | Simon Kerl - 1862 - 430 σελίδες
...series are joined in pairs, they should be separate/) in pairs by the comma. Ex. — " I S-iquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated, till the sixtysecond year made me ashamed of wishing to marry." — Johnson. Exercises. — The poor and the rich the weak and the strong have all... | |
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