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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... sigh of regret ...... and continued tra- velling eastward for many days . One evening ........ almost spent with fatigue ...... I found myself at sun - set surrounded by a wood I had been tra- versing the whole day , without finding an ...
... sigh of regret ...... and continued tra- velling eastward for many days . One evening ........ almost spent with fatigue ...... I found myself at sun - set surrounded by a wood I had been tra- versing the whole day , without finding an ...
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... sigh of regret to happiness flown by ..... and dwelt with hope on prospects yet to come . One evening ....... while I was thus absorbed in reflection , and fancied myself quite alone ....... I happened to look up ........ and beheld ...
... sigh of regret to happiness flown by ..... and dwelt with hope on prospects yet to come . One evening ....... while I was thus absorbed in reflection , and fancied myself quite alone ....... I happened to look up ........ and beheld ...
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... sigh .... raised her languid eyes ....... they swam in the delicious tears of melting sensibi- lity .... and spoke a language no elo- quence could have equalled . Then , looking rapturously for a mo- ment in my burning face .... she ...
... sigh .... raised her languid eyes ....... they swam in the delicious tears of melting sensibi- lity .... and spoke a language no elo- quence could have equalled . Then , looking rapturously for a mo- ment in my burning face .... she ...
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... sigh ...... " What is be- come of thy lost Agathon ! " 66 I could no longer bear the objects about me ........ I arose ..... and ran to the garden . Here ..... in the most solitary recess of the grove ...... I gave way to the awful ...
... sigh ...... " What is be- come of thy lost Agathon ! " 66 I could no longer bear the objects about me ........ I arose ..... and ran to the garden . Here ..... in the most solitary recess of the grove ...... I gave way to the awful ...
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... sigh followed . " She made no reply ; ........ her beau- teous eyes ..... full of sensibility ..... re- mained intent upon me ...... the tear started .... it bedewed her lovely check . I gazed in return .... my glance was penetrating ...
... sigh followed . " She made no reply ; ........ her beau- teous eyes ..... full of sensibility ..... re- mained intent upon me ...... the tear started .... it bedewed her lovely check . I gazed in return .... my glance was penetrating ...
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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