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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... tell me , " she asked a friend , one morning , ..... " What can the foplings of the city see , in the vain " conceited Timandia , that they are " for ever fluttering around her ...... " as if no other woman possessed " the least ...
... tell me , " she asked a friend , one morning , ..... " What can the foplings of the city see , in the vain " conceited Timandia , that they are " for ever fluttering around her ...... " as if no other woman possessed " the least ...
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... " be the most casy and simple of all " 6 possible studies , had we not taught " ourselves to suppose , that no great " design can be accomplished without " great efforts . " Philosophers will tell you ..... of " the pleasures 35.
... " be the most casy and simple of all " 6 possible studies , had we not taught " ourselves to suppose , that no great " design can be accomplished without " great efforts . " Philosophers will tell you ..... of " the pleasures 35.
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... tell you ..... of " the pleasures of the soul .... the plea- 66 sures of the heart ....... the pleasures " of virtue . 66 " Now all these ....... refine them as you please ..... are only sensual plea- " sures .... because they owe their ...
... tell you ..... of " the pleasures of the soul .... the plea- 66 sures of the heart ....... the pleasures " of virtue . 66 " Now all these ....... refine them as you please ..... are only sensual plea- " sures .... because they owe their ...
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... Tell me ! ..... what are the affec- " tions of the heart but sensual pro- 66 pensities ? ........ Doth not the first " emotion which occupies the bosom " of a blushing virgin , communicate 66 a voluptuous glow to her whole " system ...
... Tell me ! ..... what are the affec- " tions of the heart but sensual pro- 66 pensities ? ........ Doth not the first " emotion which occupies the bosom " of a blushing virgin , communicate 66 a voluptuous glow to her whole " system ...
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... tell me .... thou most perfect " of God's creation ! ......... tell your Agathon ...... Is it a crime to have been supremely happy ? " How readily doth man listen to the voice which flatters his frailties ! ....... How easily is our ...
... tell me .... thou most perfect " of God's creation ! ......... tell your Agathon ...... Is it a crime to have been supremely happy ? " How readily doth man listen to the voice which flatters his frailties ! ....... How easily is our ...
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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