 | 1803 - 222 pages
...some petition for the visier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets, and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...some petition for the visier, wa» permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silkea carpets, and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...some petition for the vizier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets; and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. "Surely," said he to himself, "this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...petition for the visier,.wa& perinitted to enter. He surveyed; the spaciousness of the ajMirtments,. admired the walls hung with golden, tapestry, and the floors, covered with silken. carpets,, and despised, the simple neatness. of his own little habitation. Surely, sa.id he, to himself, thi&... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...some petition for the visier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets, and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...some petition for the vizier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets ; and despised the simple neatuess of his own little hahitation. ' Surely,' said he to himself, ' this... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...sought content, and have not found it ; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich." apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken caqjets ; and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. Full of his new resolution,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...have some petition te tiie vizier, was permitted to e He surveyed the spaciousaess of the apartments, admired the •walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with Mlkcn carpets ; and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. " Surely," said he to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...some petition for the vizier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets ; and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. " Surely," said he to himself, " this... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pages
...some petition for the visier, was permitted to enter. He surveyed the spaciousness of the apartments, admired the walls hung with golden tapestry, and the floors covered with silken carpets, and despised the simple neatness of his own little habitation. Surely, said he to himself, this palace... | |
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this palace is the seat of happiness; where pleasure succeeds to pleasure, and discontent and sorrow can have no admission. Whatever nature has provided for the delight of sense, is here spread... 
