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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... sentiments of the most elevated transport . F I do not know if Hippias expected me to make him the confidant of my feelings upon this occasion ...... but I was silent ..... my prejudice against the sage prevented my prophaning the D 3 ...
... sentiments of the most elevated transport . F I do not know if Hippias expected me to make him the confidant of my feelings upon this occasion ...... but I was silent ..... my prejudice against the sage prevented my prophaning the D 3 ...
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... .. of conversing with her ...... perhaps , partaking her con- fidence and esteem . My affection for Psyche subsided into a calm .... tranquil ..... sentiment .... pleasing .... but free from impetuosity ; .... whereas my 56.
... .. of conversing with her ...... perhaps , partaking her con- fidence and esteem . My affection for Psyche subsided into a calm .... tranquil ..... sentiment .... pleasing .... but free from impetuosity ; .... whereas my 56.
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... sentiments . At length , he returned ......... and although Danae had denied herself to all the world ; .... the intimacy in which he had lived with her for many years , gave him the privilege of in- truding on her retirement . The ...
... sentiments . At length , he returned ......... and although Danae had denied herself to all the world ; .... the intimacy in which he had lived with her for many years , gave him the privilege of in- truding on her retirement . The ...
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... sentiments to those she had before inspired . This change ..... as you may suppose ...... did not long remain a secret from the lady ...... Her behaviour continued precisely the same ..... artless ....... win- ning ..... but destructive ...
... sentiments to those she had before inspired . This change ..... as you may suppose ...... did not long remain a secret from the lady ...... Her behaviour continued precisely the same ..... artless ....... win- ning ..... but destructive ...
Page 172
... sentiments . I Every hour ..... henceforward ........ presented new alarms ... The charms of a celestial soul .... incorporated with so much beautiful materiality ......... gained such an ascendency over my mind , that I could scarce ...
... sentiments . I Every hour ..... henceforward ........ presented new alarms ... The charms of a celestial soul .... incorporated with so much beautiful materiality ......... gained such an ascendency over my mind , that I could scarce ...
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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