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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... Socrates reposed upon the banks of the Illyssus ..... sit down .... while I un- fold the wonders of that life , You , as an historian , have so cruelly dis- torted ; and though I entertain no enmity for the injuries you did my memory ...
... Socrates reposed upon the banks of the Illyssus ..... sit down .... while I un- fold the wonders of that life , You , as an historian , have so cruelly dis- torted ; and though I entertain no enmity for the injuries you did my memory ...
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... Socrates by the prophetess Dio- tima ..... I was sensibly affected at the strange impression made on my soul by this singular discovery ....... Once aware of its importance , I took the whole of the volumes away , which I concealed ...
... Socrates by the prophetess Dio- tima ..... I was sensibly affected at the strange impression made on my soul by this singular discovery ....... Once aware of its importance , I took the whole of the volumes away , which I concealed ...
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... Socrates , as he passed a narrow lane in Athens ; and who , ..... under the tutelage of that great philosopher ... became the learned Xenophon . I determined to imitate Socrates ; and adopt this promising rustic . In following my own ...
... Socrates , as he passed a narrow lane in Athens ; and who , ..... under the tutelage of that great philosopher ... became the learned Xenophon . I determined to imitate Socrates ; and adopt this promising rustic . In following my own ...
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Confessions in Elysium: Or, the Adventures of a Platonic Philosopher; Taken ... Christoph Martin Wieland No preview available - 2020 |
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