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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... beloved Psyche . Neither time ..... or circumstances ..... however , had power to drive her from my mind , where she reigned the ado- red empress of my heart . I commissioned ยท $ every creature ..... whom business or curiosity led to ...
... beloved Psyche . Neither time ..... or circumstances ..... however , had power to drive her from my mind , where she reigned the ado- red empress of my heart . I commissioned ยท $ every creature ..... whom business or curiosity led to ...
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... .. woke me from a dream , in which I fancied myself sitting by the side of - my beloved Psyche ....... I started from my green couch ..... and began to listen from whence the noise proceeded ..... but the shrill echo.
... .. woke me from a dream , in which I fancied myself sitting by the side of - my beloved Psyche ....... I started from my green couch ..... and began to listen from whence the noise proceeded ..... but the shrill echo.
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... beloved name , the most enchanting recollections sprang up at the summons .... and a raging warfare commenced in my conflicting soul . I grew mad with the workings of my self - tortured imagination .... and .... in a frenzy .... loudly ...
... beloved name , the most enchanting recollections sprang up at the summons .... and a raging warfare commenced in my conflicting soul . I grew mad with the workings of my self - tortured imagination .... and .... in a frenzy .... loudly ...
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... beloved Psyche , who persisted to avoid me . " At length she stopped ...... I could " distinguish the statue of Virtue standing ...... majestically secure and " unimpaired by time ........ amid the 66 66 splendid ruins of a decayed ...
... beloved Psyche , who persisted to avoid me . " At length she stopped ...... I could " distinguish the statue of Virtue standing ...... majestically secure and " unimpaired by time ........ amid the 66 66 splendid ruins of a decayed ...
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... beloved name , the most enchanting recollections sprang up at the summons .... and a raging warfare commenced in my conflicting soul . I grew mad with the workings of my self - tortured imagination .... and .... in a frenzy .... loudly ...
... beloved name , the most enchanting recollections sprang up at the summons .... and a raging warfare commenced in my conflicting soul . I grew mad with the workings of my self - tortured imagination .... and .... in a frenzy .... loudly ...
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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