 ... 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
 | Romulus Magnus Oppman - 1867 - 484 σελίδες
...pleasures. But at ftfty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houries, and wise as Zobeide. 1 inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated,...sixty-second year made me ashamed of gazing upon girls. I have now nothing left but retirement, and for retirement I never found a time, till disease forced... | |
 | 1869 - 514 σελίδες
...But at fifty," said he, " no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Uouries and wise as ZubeiJe. 1 inquired and rejected, consulted and deliberated,...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 σελίδες
...the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. I had now nothing left but retirement1 ; and for retirement I never found a time', till disease forced me from public employment'. seeing different countries', I have always resided in the same city' ; with the... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1880 - 280 σελίδες
...discuss this question at present." 32. While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept. 33. I inquired and rejected consulted and deliberated till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry. — Johnson, 34. Here is the sorrow the sighing Here are the cloud and the night;... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1882 - 558 σελίδες
...domestic pleasures. But at fifty no man easily finds a woman beautiful as the Houris, and wise as Zobcide. 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 for retirement I never O ' found a time,... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - 1853 - 396 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 time till... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1887 - 332 σελίδες
...necessary : 1. Houses and lands offices and honors gold and bonds are nothing to the man at Death's door 2. I inquired and rejected consulted and deliberated till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry—; Johnson 3. Brazil is by some regarded as a land of mighty rivers and virgin forests... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1887 - 104 σελίδες
...necessary : 1. Houses and lands offices and honors gold and bonds are nothing to the man at Death's door 2. I inquired and rejected consulted and deliberated till the sixty-second year made me ashamed of wishing to marry — Johnson 3. Brazil is by some regarded as a land of mighty rivers and virgin forests... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 424 σελίδες
...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 and deliberated, till the sixty-second 22 year made me ashamed of gazing upon girls. I had now nothing left but retirement, and for retirement... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 454 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...girls. I had now nothing left but retirement, and for vi — 150 retirement I never found a time, till disease forced me from public employment. Such was... | |
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