Confessions in Elysium: Or, The Adventures of a Platonic Philosopher; Taken from the German of C. M. Wieland, Volume 3J. Bell, 1804 |
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Page 140
... wonders on my mind ..... The late favorite of the luxu- rious Mamilia , now only thought of happiness in abstinence ..... This new plan appeared so simple and luminous ..... so suited to my ideas .... so corre- spondent 140.
... wonders on my mind ..... The late favorite of the luxu- rious Mamilia , now only thought of happiness in abstinence ..... This new plan appeared so simple and luminous ..... so suited to my ideas .... so corre- spondent 140.
Page 163
... . on the shoulders of the man whom a Venus Mamilia had chosen , twenty- five years before , for her Adonis ..... had not lost its effect . But , whatever good opinion my figure might have inspired .... my con- versation was a 163.
... . on the shoulders of the man whom a Venus Mamilia had chosen , twenty- five years before , for her Adonis ..... had not lost its effect . But , whatever good opinion my figure might have inspired .... my con- versation was a 163.
Page 165
... . while her vermilion lips seemed anxious to breathe ..... in tones peculiarly her own ...... every şentiment I tremblingly inculcated . The sensibility of Calippe ..... the libidinous love of Mamilia ...... the re- fined artifices of 165.
... . while her vermilion lips seemed anxious to breathe ..... in tones peculiarly her own ...... every şentiment I tremblingly inculcated . The sensibility of Calippe ..... the libidinous love of Mamilia ...... the re- fined artifices of 165.
Page 166
... Mamilia ...... the re- fined artifices of Theoclea ..... had all given me their respective warnings ..... but my heart had never met with any incident which could put me on my guard against the pure .... innocent ....... dispassionate ...
... Mamilia ...... the re- fined artifices of Theoclea ..... had all given me their respective warnings ..... but my heart had never met with any incident which could put me on my guard against the pure .... innocent ....... dispassionate ...
Page 170
... Mamilia at such an ap- peal ! ....... I was confused ..... The Prin- cess eyed me with penetrating cu- riosity ........... my embarrassment in- creased . " Surely " said the Princess ... " your " singular doctrine must be founded " on ...
... Mamilia at such an ap- peal ! ....... I was confused ..... The Prin- cess eyed me with penetrating cu- riosity ........... my embarrassment in- creased . " Surely " said the Princess ... " your " singular doctrine must be founded " on ...
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affection Agathobulus Agathon amiable appeared Archyatas arms arro artifice Aspasia beauteous beauty became beloved Psyche beneath Bithynia blooming bosom breathe Callias charms Cleonissa concealed confession confidence Critolaus Cynic Danae Danae Danae's dancing daugh dear delight Delphos desires Dionysius divine drachmas dream Elysium enchanting eyes fair fancy Faustina feel felt female flew gave gaze grace happiness heart Hippias idea indulge inspired lady lascivious length lips looked lover Mamilia mankind Marcus Aurelius ment mind morning Myrto nature never Nymphs object oboli pain Parium passed passion perceive perfect Phillistus Philosophers platonic pleasure possessed Princess Proteus pursued raptures recollection replied retired Rome round sacred groves scarcely secret sensibility sigh slave smile Smyrna soon Sophist soul sublime Syrens Tarentum tears Temple thee thing thought Thracian timate tion unbounded violent virtue virtuous voluptuous whole wish young youth