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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... voluptuous harmony ...... while the surprising beauty of the per- formers ...... and the skill ....... grace ..... and excessive loveliness of his female ' dancers ...... beggared all description . It was the temple of refined sen ...
... voluptuous harmony ...... while the surprising beauty of the per- formers ...... and the skill ....... grace ..... and excessive loveliness of his female ' dancers ...... beggared all description . It was the temple of refined sen ...
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... voluptuous odes .... graced by the executing fingers of ravishing beauty , which pressed the full - toned organ ....... while arms ....... resembling polished alabaster ....... em- braced the expressive harp .......... and amorous ...
... voluptuous odes .... graced by the executing fingers of ravishing beauty , which pressed the full - toned organ ....... while arms ....... resembling polished alabaster ....... em- braced the expressive harp .......... and amorous ...
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... voluptuous glow to her whole " system ! ...... does it not quicken the " circulation of her blood ...... tremble ' " in her every fibre ..... impart to the " whole machine its exquisitely - pre- 66 vailing ardors ? ..... And do not hope ...
... voluptuous glow to her whole " system ! ...... does it not quicken the " circulation of her blood ...... tremble ' " in her every fibre ..... impart to the " whole machine its exquisitely - pre- 66 vailing ardors ? ..... And do not hope ...
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... voluptuous , why then do they " so sensibly affect us ? 66 Suffering beauty draws tears from " our eyes ........ and plants daggers in " our souls ........ Not so , the pangs of " deformity in distress . " Our passions ...... therefore ...
... voluptuous , why then do they " so sensibly affect us ? 66 Suffering beauty draws tears from " our eyes ........ and plants daggers in " our souls ........ Not so , the pangs of " deformity in distress . " Our passions ...... therefore ...
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... voluptuous languor would steal through my veins ...... my senses would become intoxi- cated ....... and my whole being swim in pleasure . One morning Danae told me she proposed to entertain me with a con- test between the Muses and the ...
... voluptuous languor would steal through my veins ...... my senses would become intoxi- cated ....... and my whole being swim in pleasure . One morning Danae told me she proposed to entertain me with a con- test between the Muses and the ...
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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