I consider this mighty structure as a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments. A king, whose power is unlimited, and whose treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants, is compelled to solace, by the erection of a pyramid, the satiety of... Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Strona 86autor: Samuel Johnson - 1804 - Liczba stron: 135Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Samuel Johnson - 1759 - Liczba stron: 184
...ttdioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagined happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - Liczba stron: 324
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagineft gineft happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 560
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagineft happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 546
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no pur- pofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagined happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 534
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagined happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - Liczba stron: 586
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagineft happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - Liczba stron: 462
...tedioufnefs of declining life, by feeing thoufands labouring without end, and one ftone, for no purpofe, laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imagineft happinefs in royal magnificence, and dreameft that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Liczba stron: 376
...as a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments. A king, whose power is unlimited, and who*e treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants, is...art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imaginest happiness in royal magnificence, and dreamest that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - Liczba stron: 210
..." I consider this mighty structure as a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments. A king, whose power is unlimited, and whose treasures surmount...art, that, not content with a moderate condition, imaginest happiness in royal magnificence, and dreamest that command or riches can feed the appetite... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - Liczba stron: 230
...wish. " I consider this mighty structure as a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments. A king whose power is unlimited, and whose treasures surmount...tediousness of declining life, by seeing thousands laboring without end, and one stone for no purpose laid upon another. Whoever thou art, that, not content... | |
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