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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... the soil in which they spring , and the dis- position of that guardian , who watches their growth , ... prunes their exuberant branches , .... and models the stalk his own fancy B 2 3 natory of the mysterious passages of ...
... the soil in which they spring , and the dis- position of that guardian , who watches their growth , ... prunes their exuberant branches , .... and models the stalk his own fancy B 2 3 natory of the mysterious passages of ...
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... fancy . upon I was born at Parium , ..... a Roman colony in the district of Mysia , and bordering on the coast of the Helles- pont ...... The industry of its inhabi- tants , together with its peculiarly advantageous situation on a bay ...
... fancy . upon I was born at Parium , ..... a Roman colony in the district of Mysia , and bordering on the coast of the Helles- pont ...... The industry of its inhabi- tants , together with its peculiarly advantageous situation on a bay ...
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... fancy , he only admired the powers of my memory , and the do- cility with which I profited by his lectures ..... I was all he wished me ..... he became my panegyrist on every occasion ..... was proud of his scholar ..... and vaunted my ...
... fancy , he only admired the powers of my memory , and the do- cility with which I profited by his lectures ..... I was all he wished me ..... he became my panegyrist on every occasion ..... was proud of his scholar ..... and vaunted my ...
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... fancy , my grandfather was little solicitous about company . As his taste was however notorious , scarce a day passed without visits from strangers , who came to admire ..... applaud ...... or gratify ...... by some new trick ...
... fancy , my grandfather was little solicitous about company . As his taste was however notorious , scarce a day passed without visits from strangers , who came to admire ..... applaud ...... or gratify ...... by some new trick ...
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... fancy fired ..... tumultuous impatience swelled my bosom ....... and , with enthusiasm , I pursued the subject in my thoughts by day and by night . He pleased himself with enigmas .... hieroglyphics , and philosophical ima- gery , in ...
... fancy fired ..... tumultuous impatience swelled my bosom ....... and , with enthusiasm , I pursued the subject in my thoughts by day and by night . He pleased himself with enigmas .... hieroglyphics , and philosophical ima- gery , in ...
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