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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... idea of the sports of fortune than the miserable situation to which I now found myself reduced ...... who , ..... but a few days before ...... was the idol of my country B 2 3 led in search of some convenient spot ...
... idea of the sports of fortune than the miserable situation to which I now found myself reduced ...... who , ..... but a few days before ...... was the idol of my country B 2 3 led in search of some convenient spot ...
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... ideas , I was accosted by a person of an elegant appearance ..... and graceful manners . " To whom " ..... said he .... " does " this young slave belong ? " address- ing a Sicilian , who stood near me . " To any one , " ...... answered ...
... ideas , I was accosted by a person of an elegant appearance ..... and graceful manners . " To whom " ..... said he .... " does " this young slave belong ? " address- ing a Sicilian , who stood near me . " To any one , " ...... answered ...
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... 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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... idea of my angelic hostess is impossible ...... When she ad- dressed me ...... I felt an unusual sensa- tion thrill at my heart ..... and a painful pleasure trembled in my veins . She was beautiful beyond imagina- tion .... combining ...
... idea of my angelic hostess is impossible ...... When she ad- dressed me ...... I felt an unusual sensa- tion thrill at my heart ..... and a painful pleasure trembled in my veins . She was beautiful beyond imagina- tion .... combining ...
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... your imagination decorate it with all fan- ciful magnificence ...... and still borrow new ideas from Tasso's . Jerusalem ..... then you may .... possibly .... form some judgment of D 3 57 pleasing....but free from impetuosity; ...
... your imagination decorate it with all fan- ciful magnificence ...... and still borrow new ideas from Tasso's . Jerusalem ..... then you may .... possibly .... form some judgment of D 3 57 pleasing....but free from impetuosity; ...
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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