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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... now began to yawn .. and slowly arose from the arms of their mistresses . : When they were on deck , the captain called a council ........ It was . resolved that the captive Thracians and myself should be put B 5 9 .
... now began to yawn .. and slowly arose from the arms of their mistresses . : When they were on deck , the captain called a council ........ It was . resolved that the captive Thracians and myself should be put B 5 9 .
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... called themselves Sages .... and its whole sys- tem consisted in the art of making every one in love with himself . It was a passe partout ....... it opened the doors of the affluent and powerful ..... admitted its votaries to the ...
... called themselves Sages .... and its whole sys- tem consisted in the art of making every one in love with himself . It was a passe partout ....... it opened the doors of the affluent and powerful ..... admitted its votaries to the ...
Page 32
... idea of its being a preconcerted artifice restored my reason . I blushed ...... diverted my attention with looking at the pictures which hung about the room ... Cyane soon re- called the trembling truant ....... and forced my soul to 32.
... idea of its being a preconcerted artifice restored my reason . I blushed ...... diverted my attention with looking at the pictures which hung about the room ... Cyane soon re- called the trembling truant ....... and forced my soul to 32.
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... called the trembling truant ....... and forced my soul to gaze upon her fas- cinating form . Her eagerness to triumph ..... pro- bably ..... defeated itself ...... The relapse was momentary ; ..... wantonness suc- ceeded artifice ...
... called the trembling truant ....... and forced my soul to gaze upon her fas- cinating form . Her eagerness to triumph ..... pro- bably ..... defeated itself ...... The relapse was momentary ; ..... wantonness suc- ceeded artifice ...
Page 60
... her love ............... .. I called her my charming Sylph ......... and , while I lay at her feet ...... enthu- siastically described the blessings of intellectual love . I confess ...... sometimes ...... I would stop in the 60.
... her love ............... .. I called her my charming Sylph ......... and , while I lay at her feet ...... enthu- siastically described the blessings of intellectual love . I confess ...... sometimes ...... I would stop in the 60.
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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