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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Page 171
... Myrto ..... and was one of those sort of beings whose noble countenance serves as a letter of recommendation to all the world . , She accosted me with timidity ...... and I perceived so much pleasing vi- vacity in her 12 : 171 found ...
... Myrto ..... and was one of those sort of beings whose noble countenance serves as a letter of recommendation to all the world . , She accosted me with timidity ...... and I perceived so much pleasing vi- vacity in her 12 : 171 found ...
Page 179
... to the shadow of a spectre . I listened attentively to this exag- gerated account , which the lovely Myrto told with a lively and enter- taining ease ....... I , however , had some suspicions that a little malice was at bottom , and 179.
... to the shadow of a spectre . I listened attentively to this exag- gerated account , which the lovely Myrto told with a lively and enter- taining ease ....... I , however , had some suspicions that a little malice was at bottom , and 179.
Page 184
... Myrto had merely described to me the truth ..... The rapid movements of the figure , however , soon engrossed all my attention ....... The harmony of the limbs and muscles were responsive to the ever - varying influence of the orchestra ...
... Myrto had merely described to me the truth ..... The rapid movements of the figure , however , soon engrossed all my attention ....... The harmony of the limbs and muscles were responsive to the ever - varying influence of the orchestra ...
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