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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... employ to : varnish over his philosophy . A few mornings after , I was sum- moned to 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 ...
... employ to : varnish over his philosophy . A few mornings after , I was sum- moned to 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 ...
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... employ every faculty of your mind in chimeras " which steel the natural sensibilities " of your heart against true enjoy- " ment . 66 66 6.6 66 $ " Those very pleasures which na- " ture has allotted to creation in ge- " neral ...... are ...
... employ every faculty of your mind in chimeras " which steel the natural sensibilities " of your heart against true enjoy- " ment . 66 66 6.6 66 $ " Those very pleasures which na- " ture has allotted to creation in ge- " neral ...... are ...
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... employ to enrich " 6 66 yourself , and benefit mankind ... ...... " Substitute common sense in the " place of that fanatical Enchantress , who ..... by false appearances .... gilds " ideal objects , and you will soon perceive how much ...
... employ to enrich " 6 66 yourself , and benefit mankind ... ...... " Substitute common sense in the " place of that fanatical Enchantress , who ..... by false appearances .... gilds " ideal objects , and you will soon perceive how much ...
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... " And why ? " 6 My friend ....... view things with- " out prejudice ......... Those who take " much pains to make others happy " ...... do so , that they may become 66 happy themselves ...... they take care " to employ 41.
... " And why ? " 6 My friend ....... view things with- " out prejudice ......... Those who take " much pains to make others happy " ...... do so , that they may become 66 happy themselves ...... they take care " to employ 41.
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... employ their talents only for " such as can reward them well . " The king of Persia is not abso- " lute enough to compel Zeuxis to 66 paint a Leda ; ....... but he is affluent " enough to do it ... The magic powers " of gold are ...
... employ their talents only for " such as can reward them well . " The king of Persia is not abso- " lute enough to compel Zeuxis to 66 paint a Leda ; ....... but he is affluent " enough to do it ... The magic powers " of gold are ...
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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