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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... nymph . In short ..... so incomprehensible are the tales of what she has done , .... and what she can do , ..... that nothing but my advanced age prevents my journey to Halicarnassus to see this remarkable character , and judge of her ...
... nymph . In short ..... so incomprehensible are the tales of what she has done , .... and what she can do , ..... that nothing but my advanced age prevents my journey to Halicarnassus to see this remarkable character , and judge of her ...
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... nymph replenished the cup , and we drank to each other in the usual mode of salutation ...... The wine was like the nectar of the Gods , and the cup - bearer another blooming Hebe ...... When we quitted table ...... water , for our ...
... nymph replenished the cup , and we drank to each other in the usual mode of salutation ...... The wine was like the nectar of the Gods , and the cup - bearer another blooming Hebe ...... When we quitted table ...... water , for our ...
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... nymph introduced a lute . ..... Theoclea , ..... having ran a tasteful symphony over the strings ....... began a tender ..... plaintive .... air ..... ravishing the senses with melody and expres- sion ..... Then , ...... striking a full ...
... nymph introduced a lute . ..... Theoclea , ..... having ran a tasteful symphony over the strings ....... began a tender ..... plaintive .... air ..... ravishing the senses with melody and expres- sion ..... Then , ...... striking a full ...
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... nymph , that she was prevented from seeing me that morning by indispensable duties ; but hoped I should find amusement to pass away the day , ...... and concluded , by desiring I should consider myself as much at home as if in my own ...
... nymph , that she was prevented from seeing me that morning by indispensable duties ; but hoped I should find amusement to pass away the day , ...... and concluded , by desiring I should consider myself as much at home as if in my own ...
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... nymphs wore short tunics of flesh - colored lustrings , with lawn pet- ticoats ..... their girdles purple ...... their heads were encircled by gold tissue bands , fringed with small pearls , and hanging on the left side below their ...
... nymphs wore short tunics of flesh - colored lustrings , with lawn pet- ticoats ..... their girdles purple ...... their heads were encircled by gold tissue bands , fringed with small pearls , and hanging on the left side below their ...
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