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 xi
... " into a blessed eternity . " The Cynic was now become so hoarse with bawling , it was impos- sible for some time to understand a word he uttered ; ...... but all seemed to be increased hyperbole , from the fury of his declamatory xi.
... " into a blessed eternity . " The Cynic was now become so hoarse with bawling , it was impos- sible for some time to understand a word he uttered ; ...... but all seemed to be increased hyperbole , from the fury of his declamatory xi.
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... seemed to have formed a colony in their neigh- bourhood , if accident had not dis- closed to me the treasure they con- tained . One evening , the old gentleman , .... half asleep on his couch , after eating a very hearty dinner ...
... seemed to have formed a colony in their neigh- bourhood , if accident had not dis- closed to me the treasure they con- tained . One evening , the old gentleman , .... half asleep on his couch , after eating a very hearty dinner ...
Page 35
... seemed always to have a motive for so doing ; ... till , at length , ... she would absent herself for half an hour , ..... sometimes more ...... I did not exactly feel so composed as usual ; ..... but I was led on by fate , and blindly ...
... seemed always to have a motive for so doing ; ... till , at length , ... she would absent herself for half an hour , ..... sometimes more ...... I did not exactly feel so composed as usual ; ..... but I was led on by fate , and blindly ...
Page 44
... seemed astonished at not find- ing any one . A freeman ...... his confidant , and possessing great ascendancy over him ...... fortunately was the lover of the little Greek ...... This was an oppor tunity to oblige his mistress he could ...
... seemed astonished at not find- ing any one . A freeman ...... his confidant , and possessing great ascendancy over him ...... fortunately was the lover of the little Greek ...... This was an oppor tunity to oblige his mistress he could ...
Page 53
... seemed anxious to assist my wishes . I soon discovered this to be the same Menippus of whom Damis , in his " Travels of Appollonius , " so sar- castically relates the anecdote of the Lamia * , who , to ensnare Menippus , assumed the ...
... seemed anxious to assist my wishes . I soon discovered this to be the same Menippus of whom Damis , in his " Travels of Appollonius , " so sar- castically relates the anecdote of the Lamia * , who , to ensnare Menippus , assumed the ...
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