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 ii
... genius of my author , and that he will not thank me for the theft .... However , I wish these Volumes to prove a pastime ..... not a study . I shall compare them to a foreign Olio .... in the cookery of which ... I have not exactly ...
... genius of my author , and that he will not thank me for the theft .... However , I wish these Volumes to prove a pastime ..... not a study . I shall compare them to a foreign Olio .... in the cookery of which ... I have not exactly ...
Page xiv
... Genius of mankind in teaching them this useful lesson ; .... " and all good men will venerate my memory . " i . Upon this declaration , some burst into tears ..... and sobbing .... begged he would preserve himself ....... Others ...
... Genius of mankind in teaching them this useful lesson ; .... " and all good men will venerate my memory . " i . Upon this declaration , some burst into tears ..... and sobbing .... begged he would preserve himself ....... Others ...
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... genius ; and almost deified him . Nor was he inspi- red by an inward call of the spirit , notwithstanding this new Pythago- ras artfully endeavoured , ...... by every specious stratagem , ..... to overturn his faith . My grandfather ...
... genius ; and almost deified him . Nor was he inspi- red by an inward call of the spirit , notwithstanding this new Pythago- ras artfully endeavoured , ...... by every specious stratagem , ..... to overturn his faith . My grandfather ...
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... , he would endeavour to expound the intricacies of his favorite study , and delight in the docility of my genius , from which he augured , that I should one day , be a great man . 番 There was a difference , however , and that 13.
... , he would endeavour to expound the intricacies of his favorite study , and delight in the docility of my genius , from which he augured , that I should one day , be a great man . 番 There was a difference , however , and that 13.
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... genius of two women was now at work to assist my barren in- vention ....... What will not ....... what cannot ..... a determined woman do ! It was , however , necessary for the peace of all parties , that such pre- caution should be ...
... genius of two women was now at work to assist my barren in- vention ....... What will not ....... what cannot ..... a determined woman do ! It was , however , necessary for the peace of all parties , that such pre- caution should be ...
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