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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... honor ..... and fame . Hippias had devoted his youth “ to this profession ...... and was enabled by an happy exercise of his valuable secret to enjoy the pleasures of an easy inde- pendence ...... in his riper years ....... He was ...
... honor ..... and fame . Hippias had devoted his youth “ to this profession ...... and was enabled by an happy exercise of his valuable secret to enjoy the pleasures of an easy inde- pendence ...... in his riper years ....... He was ...
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... honor and pros- perity . " .66 -66 I listened very patiently ; and , find- ing Hippias had concluded his argu- ments , calmly replied : 66 " Your harangue .... my good Hip- pias .... has been supported by all " that pleasing charm of ...
... honor and pros- perity . " .66 -66 I listened very patiently ; and , find- ing Hippias had concluded his argu- ments , calmly replied : 66 " Your harangue .... my good Hip- pias .... has been supported by all " that pleasing charm of ...
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... honor ..... or honesty ..... in an instant . And yet , when I reflect ... What ad- vantage could he possibly derive from alienating our affections ? ... It is a mys- tery I cannot solve .... Yet , I feel he has imposed upon me . Danae ...
... honor ..... or honesty ..... in an instant . And yet , when I reflect ... What ad- vantage could he possibly derive from alienating our affections ? ... It is a mys- tery I cannot solve .... Yet , I feel he has imposed upon me . Danae ...
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... honor of in- " " 66 spiring such a man with a passion so metaphysical and inconceivably " sublime ........ is a miracle no one could have fancied practicable , " without ridiculing his own folly " for such an extravagant thought . " At ...
... honor of in- " " 66 spiring such a man with a passion so metaphysical and inconceivably " sublime ........ is a miracle no one could have fancied practicable , " without ridiculing his own folly " for such an extravagant thought . " At ...
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... " the charm , and thaw the suscep- " tibility of her virgin heart . વડ " What sweet extravagancies ! ...... " How charmingly romantic ! ..... By my honor , Callias , you have a 66 46 " most bewitching imagination ! ..... Any man 113.
... " the charm , and thaw the suscep- " tibility of her virgin heart . વડ " What sweet extravagancies ! ...... " How charmingly romantic ! ..... By my honor , Callias , you have a 66 46 " most bewitching imagination ! ..... Any man 113.
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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