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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... attend him in his closet . When he entered , he desired me to be seated ........ calling me Callias ......... which name he desired me to assume for the future . 66 By the laws , Callias " ...... said he , kindly addressing me ..... “ I ...
... attend him in his closet . When he entered , he desired me to be seated ........ calling me Callias ......... which name he desired me to assume for the future . 66 By the laws , Callias " ...... said he , kindly addressing me ..... “ I ...
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... attend the sophist , whom I found reclining on a couch , in his chamber . He desired me to be seated , and ordered breakfast . Hippias had carefully studied his part , as you will perceive .... but he indocile . found me very His ...
... attend the sophist , whom I found reclining on a couch , in his chamber . He desired me to be seated , and ordered breakfast . Hippias had carefully studied his part , as you will perceive .... but he indocile . found me very His ...
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... attend him to an even- ing party ..... I obeyed . We entered at the portico of a superb Structure ..... passing through a double colonnade of Ionic pillars , interspersed VOL . III . .D with statues of surprising work- manship .... the ...
... attend him to an even- ing party ..... I obeyed . We entered at the portico of a superb Structure ..... passing through a double colonnade of Ionic pillars , interspersed VOL . III . .D with statues of surprising work- manship .... the ...
Page 76
... attended ..... and , I felt myself armed with an uncommon flow of vivacity , which gave me the pleasing hope of being able to repel any invidious attack the philosopher might be disposed to make on me . The entertainment was profusely ...
... attended ..... and , I felt myself armed with an uncommon flow of vivacity , which gave me the pleasing hope of being able to repel any invidious attack the philosopher might be disposed to make on me . The entertainment was profusely ...
Page 79
... .... How easily is our judgment misled by our wishes ! ..... I attended .... and so eagerly .... to the deceitful apologist , that I became once more tranquil .... and rejoined the company , satisfied I was not yet E 4 79.
... .... How easily is our judgment misled by our wishes ! ..... I attended .... and so eagerly .... to the deceitful apologist , that I became once more tranquil .... and rejoined the company , satisfied I was not yet E 4 79.
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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