Johnson History of Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia1958 |
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Page 56
... hope that I should be some time the richest man in Abyssinia . ' 6 ' Why , ' said the prince , ' did thy father desire the increase of his wealth , when it was already greater than he durst dis- cover or enjoy ? I am unwilling to doubt ...
... hope that I should be some time the richest man in Abyssinia . ' 6 ' Why , ' said the prince , ' did thy father desire the increase of his wealth , when it was already greater than he durst dis- cover or enjoy ? I am unwilling to doubt ...
Page 107
... hope , and they lose , without equivalent , the joys of early love , and the convenience of uniting with manners pliant , and minds susceptible of new impressions , which 10 might wear away their dissimilitudes by long cohabitation , as ...
... hope , and they lose , without equivalent , the joys of early love , and the convenience of uniting with manners pliant , and minds susceptible of new impressions , which 10 might wear away their dissimilitudes by long cohabitation , as ...
Page 144
... hope to possess , in a better state , that happiness which here I could not find , and that virtue which here I have not attained . ' 10 He rose and went away , leaving his audience not much elated with the hope of long life . The ...
... hope to possess , in a better state , that happiness which here I could not find , and that virtue which here I have not attained . ' 10 He rose and went away , leaving his audience not much elated with the hope of long life . The ...
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