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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... things subservient to his plea- sures ....... it is easy . to suppose him sur- rounded by every object which could please the eye ... His paintings ..... statues .... sculptures ...... tapestry ...... furniture .... mirrors ..... vases ...
... things subservient to his plea- sures ....... it is easy . to suppose him sur- rounded by every object which could please the eye ... His paintings ..... statues .... sculptures ...... tapestry ...... furniture .... mirrors ..... vases ...
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... things in nature . " The painter ...... the musician ...... " the poet ...... all surmount innume- " rable difficulties , to aim at gratify- ing the rich man's fancy . " And why ? " 6 My friend ....... view things with- " out prejudice ...
... things in nature . " The painter ...... the musician ...... " the poet ...... all surmount innume- " rable difficulties , to aim at gratify- ing the rich man's fancy . " And why ? " 6 My friend ....... view things with- " out prejudice ...
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... thing for the reception of my fair mistress , who had determined to pass her summer there . I shall not attempt giving youĆ¹ a drawing of this paradise ; ..... let your imagination decorate it with all fan- ciful magnificence ...... and ...
... thing for the reception of my fair mistress , who had determined to pass her summer there . I shall not attempt giving youĆ¹ a drawing of this paradise ; ..... let your imagination decorate it with all fan- ciful magnificence ...... and ...
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... things imperfectly ..... Having once made me happy ........ her concessions were unremitted ... All my former ideas of felicity appeared delusive . Her affection was true ..... tender ..... ardent ; .... mine , the very echo of her ...
... things imperfectly ..... Having once made me happy ........ her concessions were unremitted ... All my former ideas of felicity appeared delusive . Her affection was true ..... tender ..... ardent ; .... mine , the very echo of her ...
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... thing even for my imagination to conceive . Danae's plan defeated itself ..... Love is destroyed by unlimitted indulgence ..... an imprudent excess always makes a faithless lover . It is not possible to give you an idea of those ...
... thing even for my imagination to conceive . Danae's plan defeated itself ..... Love is destroyed by unlimitted indulgence ..... an imprudent excess always makes a faithless lover . It is not possible to give you an idea of those ...
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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