Confessions in Elysium: Or, The Adventures of a Platonic Philosopher; Taken from the German of C. M. Wieland, Volume 2J. Bell, 1804 |
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... feel for the superiority of his genius . Accident had opened my eyes ... .... and I could no sufficiently lament my .past blindness ...... Such was the ful- ness of my heart , I could not avoid testifying its feelings ....... The warmth ...
... feel for the superiority of his genius . Accident had opened my eyes ... .... and I could no sufficiently lament my .past blindness ...... Such was the ful- ness of my heart , I could not avoid testifying its feelings ....... The warmth ...
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... chair .... and closed his virtuous life . The affecting pathos of that part- ing blessing , still vibrates on my " heart . " 66 As he uttered these last words ...... my host was so overcome by his feel- ings ....... 40.
... chair .... and closed his virtuous life . The affecting pathos of that part- ing blessing , still vibrates on my " heart . " 66 As he uttered these last words ...... my host was so overcome by his feel- ings ....... 40.
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... feel- ings ....... that his voice failed ...... and tears ran down his cheeks as he silently and fervently looked up to heaven . My guide partook his emotion ..... and I then made a solemn vow , to de- vote myself to the study of so ...
... feel- ings ....... that his voice failed ...... and tears ran down his cheeks as he silently and fervently looked up to heaven . My guide partook his emotion ..... and I then made a solemn vow , to de- vote myself to the study of so ...
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... feel thy constancy " so firm that no dangers can appal .... no artful temptation beguile ........ no " tedious labors deter ........ no morti- " fications dismay thee ? " 86 He concluded with exhorting me to persevere , and gave me some ...
... feel thy constancy " so firm that no dangers can appal .... no artful temptation beguile ........ no " tedious labors deter ........ no morti- " fications dismay thee ? " 86 He concluded with exhorting me to persevere , and gave me some ...
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... feel the uncertainty of my future doom . The pious matrons of our order continued to minister to my wants .... They feed the jailer , who suffered them occasionally to introduce the sisterhood to my cell , where we held very productive ...
... feel the uncertainty of my future doom . The pious matrons of our order continued to minister to my wants .... They feed the jailer , who suffered them occasionally to introduce the sisterhood to my cell , where we held very productive ...
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