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 14
... fascinated by the glaring beauty of the gaudy tulip ..... I sought to explore their hidden sense , with every energy I possessed ; .... he asked trifles to dissi- pate the eternal sameness of his na- tural disposition ; 14.
... fascinated by the glaring beauty of the gaudy tulip ..... I sought to explore their hidden sense , with every energy I possessed ; .... he asked trifles to dissi- pate the eternal sameness of his na- tural disposition ; 14.
Page 16
... ....... Once aware of its importance , I took the whole of the volumes away , which I concealed ; and resorted to them every moment I could command , to feast my senses on the delicious banquet .... , I considered 16.
... ....... Once aware of its importance , I took the whole of the volumes away , which I concealed ; and resorted to them every moment I could command , to feast my senses on the delicious banquet .... , I considered 16.
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... senses on the delicious banquet .... , I considered my past life a blank .... Methought , I resembled a benighted traveller , groping his way over a wild , pathless , forest , without a ray of light to enliven the surrounding gloom ...
... senses on the delicious banquet .... , I considered my past life a blank .... Methought , I resembled a benighted traveller , groping his way over a wild , pathless , forest , without a ray of light to enliven the surrounding gloom ...
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... Calippe , however , was as safe with me , as if she had been my own sister ; or a priestess of the chaste Diana ....... My imagination was as pure as my senses ... I loved to contemplate angelic beauty , which at that time was the soul 28.
... Calippe , however , was as safe with me , as if she had been my own sister ; or a priestess of the chaste Diana ....... My imagination was as pure as my senses ... I loved to contemplate angelic beauty , which at that time was the soul 28.
Page 36
... " " She cast her mild blue eyes down- wards on the carpet ; .... and sighed ..... ) Oh ! ... it was a sigh that seized upon my senses , ...... my responsive heart beat quick , and echoed to her plaintive grief . For 36.
... " " She cast her mild blue eyes down- wards on the carpet ; .... and sighed ..... ) Oh ! ... it was a sigh that seized upon my senses , ...... my responsive heart beat quick , and echoed to her plaintive grief . For 36.
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ADMIRATION Anagallis appeared Appollonius approach arms Athens attended attractive beatified beauty became BEHOLD bewitching blissful bloom bosom Calippe captivating celebrated celestial character charms contemplate countenance cousin Cupid delighted desire divine dreams ELRINGTON enchantment eyes fancy fate feelings fell felt filled formed gave genius Goddess golden Graces grove Hadrian Halicarnassus hand happy heart imagination indulgence inspired joys Lamia longer looked Lucian luxurious Mamilia mankind meet Menecrates Menippus ment mind mortal mysteries nature night nymphs once opened ornamented Parium passed passion perceive Peregrine perfect person Phoenician platonic priestess PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK Proteus pursued Pythagoras rapture rays recollection replied retired rock Roman ROYAL HIGHNESS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S sacred scarcely scene seducing seemed senses SENTIMENT singular sion smile Smyrna solemn soon soul splendid stood sublime talent taste temple Theo Theoclea theophany thing thou tion tivation took ture Urania voluptuous walk whole wishes wonder youth
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