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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... grove of plantains , whose embowering shade partakes the beauty of that sequestered spot where Socrates reposed upon the banks of the Illyssus ..... sit down .... while I un- fold the wonders of that life , You , as an historian , have ...
... grove of plantains , whose embowering shade partakes the beauty of that sequestered spot where Socrates reposed upon the banks of the Illyssus ..... sit down .... while I un- fold the wonders of that life , You , as an historian , have ...
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... grove sacred to Venus Urania , .... her residence hewn out of a solid rock , which had never been defiled by the footsteps of a mor- tal ...... the melancholy fate which befel some daring persons who rashly sought to penetrate her ...
... grove sacred to Venus Urania , .... her residence hewn out of a solid rock , which had never been defiled by the footsteps of a mor- tal ...... the melancholy fate which befel some daring persons who rashly sought to penetrate her ...
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... servant , who was the companion of my journey , brought me such necessaries as I wanted . I devoted my whole day , after the delivery of my billet , to pensive con- templation in the sacred grove ... How sublime the gloom 64.
... servant , who was the companion of my journey , brought me such necessaries as I wanted . I devoted my whole day , after the delivery of my billet , to pensive con- templation in the sacred grove ... How sublime the gloom 64.
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... grove ... How sublime the gloom ! ....... How awful the solemnity of silence ! ..... My mind was raised from all worldly considerations , and mingled with the divine purity of heavenly light . Doves , ...... whiter than descending snow ...
... grove ... How sublime the gloom ! ....... How awful the solemnity of silence ! ..... My mind was raised from all worldly considerations , and mingled with the divine purity of heavenly light . Doves , ...... whiter than descending snow ...
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... grove ..... An invisible hand opened the gate ...... As I turned round to take leave , ..... Theoclea vanished ..... and the instant I crossed the barrier , it closed upon me . I can describe my sensations in no better way , than by ...
... grove ..... An invisible hand opened the gate ...... As I turned round to take leave , ..... Theoclea vanished ..... and the instant I crossed the barrier , it closed upon me . I can describe my sensations in no better way , than by ...
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