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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... played about the neighbouring rocks ..... in such repeated and confused distraction ........ I could make no discovery . • The moon had risen while I slept ... Its splendor was full and brilliant ....... the firmament around displayed a ...
... played about the neighbouring rocks ..... in such repeated and confused distraction ........ I could make no discovery . • The moon had risen while I slept ... Its splendor was full and brilliant ....... the firmament around displayed a ...
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... played a single ..... full blown ..... rose . I almost thought this artless dress concealed too much ...... till a small de- licaté foot..more beautiful than alábas- ter , lightly veined with blue ..... peeped from beneath its silken ...
... played a single ..... full blown ..... rose . I almost thought this artless dress concealed too much ...... till a small de- licaté foot..more beautiful than alábas- ter , lightly veined with blue ..... peeped from beneath its silken ...
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... played " before me ..... In an instant their fas- cinating forms dissolved .......... and " others sprang up to supply their places . 68 " " " I continued dancing till the cloud " and joyous band disappeared .......... " then I felt 82.
... played " before me ..... In an instant their fas- cinating forms dissolved .......... and " others sprang up to supply their places . 68 " " " I continued dancing till the cloud " and joyous band disappeared .......... " then I felt 82.
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... played " before me ..... In an instant their fas- < s cinating forms dissolved .......... and " others sprang up to supply their places . " I continued dancing till the cloud " and joyous band disappeared .... " then I felt 82.
... played " before me ..... In an instant their fas- < s cinating forms dissolved .......... and " others sprang up to supply their places . " I continued dancing till the cloud " and joyous band disappeared .... " then I felt 82.
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... played on his coun- tenance ..... and his answers were so artfully evasive ..... they increased the impetuous tumult of my soul . At last ...... impelled ...... as he swore ...... by irresistible friendship for me .... he threw such ...
... played on his coun- tenance ..... and his answers were so artfully evasive ..... they increased the impetuous tumult of my soul . At last ...... impelled ...... as he swore ...... by irresistible friendship for me .... he threw such ...
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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