Confessions in Elysium: Or, The Adventures of a Platonic Philosopher; Taken from the German of C. M. Wieland, Volume 1J. Bell, 1804 |
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... Mene- crates , baffled all my wishes . At length , a young Grecian slave , .... the confidante of her mistress , ... found an opportunity to speak with me , and to inform me , how ardently my cousin longed to see me , having matters of ...
... Mene- crates , baffled all my wishes . At length , a young Grecian slave , .... the confidante of her mistress , ... found an opportunity to speak with me , and to inform me , how ardently my cousin longed to see me , having matters of ...
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... Mene- crates , by consanguinity ...... by beauty ...... by_misfortune , .... claimed my ser- vices ...... my respect , .... my reverence ! But had I been educated in the common track of observation ..... had I yielded to the voice of ...
... Mene- crates , by consanguinity ...... by beauty ...... by_misfortune , .... claimed my ser- vices ...... my respect , .... my reverence ! But had I been educated in the common track of observation ..... had I yielded to the voice of ...
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... .. But now a new difficulty presented itself . Menecrates confined himself so closely at home , that the arbour be- came too dangerous a retreat for our future meetings ..... Yet meet we must ..... What was C 4 31 "" ...
... .. But now a new difficulty presented itself . Menecrates confined himself so closely at home , that the arbour be- came too dangerous a retreat for our future meetings ..... Yet meet we must ..... What was C 4 31 "" ...
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... of all my cold philosophy found its passage to my inmost soul ; ..... " and then .... " we shall once more be happy . " . I blushed ; .... and such was my con- fusion , I could scarcely utter ..... - " But ....... Menecrates ! " " Be at 32.
... of all my cold philosophy found its passage to my inmost soul ; ..... " and then .... " we shall once more be happy . " . I blushed ; .... and such was my con- fusion , I could scarcely utter ..... - " But ....... Menecrates ! " " Be at 32.
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... Menecrates ! " " Be at " ease ; " replied the lively little Greek . " He has not crossed that " threshold for this twelve - month " past ; ...... and there is a reason ..... My mistress could not think him 66 " ornamental ...... " It is ...
... Menecrates ! " " Be at " ease ; " replied the lively little Greek . " He has not crossed that " threshold for this twelve - month " past ; ...... and there is a reason ..... My mistress could not think him 66 " ornamental ...... " It is ...
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