Letters of Abelard and Heloise: To which is Prefix'd a Particular Account of Their Lives, Amours, and Misfortunes:James Rivington and J. Fletcher, P. Davey and B. Law, T. Lownds, and T. Caslon, 1760 - 186 páginas |
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... Woman ; and perhaps he thought no one befides could have entered fo tho- roughly into the Paffion and Tenderness of fuch Writings , for which that Sex feems to have a more natural Dif- pofition than the other . This may be judged by the ...
... Woman ; and perhaps he thought no one befides could have entered fo tho- roughly into the Paffion and Tenderness of fuch Writings , for which that Sex feems to have a more natural Dif- pofition than the other . This may be judged by the ...
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... Woman he was to Love . Not far from the Place where Abelard read his Lectures lived one Doctor Fulbert , a Canon of the Church of Notre - Dame . This Canon had a Niece named Heloife in his Houfe , whom he educated with great Care and ...
... Woman he was to Love . Not far from the Place where Abelard read his Lectures lived one Doctor Fulbert , a Canon of the Church of Notre - Dame . This Canon had a Niece named Heloife in his Houfe , whom he educated with great Care and ...
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... Woman ; and if he was not a perfect Beauty , the appeared fuch at least in Abe- lard's Eyes . Her Person was well proportioned , her Features regular , her Eyes sparkling , her Lips Vermillion and well - formed , her Complexion animated ...
... Woman ; and if he was not a perfect Beauty , the appeared fuch at least in Abe- lard's Eyes . Her Person was well proportioned , her Features regular , her Eyes sparkling , her Lips Vermillion and well - formed , her Complexion animated ...
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... Women ; that fuch Inclinations in them had more of Humour or Curiofity , than a folid Defire of Knowledge ; and could hardly pass , among ei- ther the Learned or Ignorant , without drawing Fræna libidini capi laxare , qui antea viveram ...
... Women ; that fuch Inclinations in them had more of Humour or Curiofity , than a folid Defire of Knowledge ; and could hardly pass , among ei- ther the Learned or Ignorant , without drawing Fræna libidini capi laxare , qui antea viveram ...
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... Women of common Capacities ; but he hop'd when he had difcourfed with his Niece , and found what Progress she had made already , and what a Capacity fhe had for Learning , he would be of another Opinion . Abelard affured him , he was ...
... Women of common Capacities ; but he hop'd when he had difcourfed with his Niece , and found what Progress she had made already , and what a Capacity fhe had for Learning , he would be of another Opinion . Abelard affured him , he was ...
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Abelard againſt Anſwer Argenteuil becauſe Britany Champeaux Charms Confequences Courſe dear Death Defign Defire Defpair Difcourfe eafy Efteem endeavour Enemies Eyes faid fame fear fecret feemed felf felves fenfible fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft fome foon ftill fuch fuffer fufficient Fulbert fure Glory Grace greateſt Grief Happineſs happy hath Heart Heaven Heloife Heloife's himſelf Holy Honour Houfe Houſe impoffible itſelf laft laſt leaft Learning leaſt lefs Letter loft Love Lover Mafter Marriage Misfortune Miſtreſs moft Monks moſt muft muſt myſelf Neceffity never Niece Number obferved Occafion ourſelves paffed Paffion Paraclete perfecuted Perfons perfuade Philintus Philofophy pleafe pleaſe Pleaſure poffible Pope Innocent II prefent Puniſhment raiſed Reaſon Refolution refolved reft Retirement ſay ſee Senfe ſhall ſhe Sifter Soul ſpeak ſuch Tears thee thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand uſe Virtue Weakneſs whofe Wife World yourſelf
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Página 180 - The darksome pines, that o'er yon rocks reclin'd, Wave high, and murmur to the hollow wind, The wandering streams that shine between the hills, The grots that echo to the tinkling rills, The dying gales that pant upon the trees, The lakes that quiver to the curling breeze...
Página 179 - Give all thou canst — and let me dream the rest. Ah no! instruct me other joys to prize, With other beauties charm my partial eyes, Full in my view set all the bright abode, And make my soul quit Abelard for God.
Página 179 - In these lone walls (their days eternal bound) These moss-grown domes with spiry turrets crown'd, Where awful arches make a noon-day night, And the dim windows shed a solemn light ; Thy eyes diffus'da reconciling ray, And gleams of glory brighten'd all the day. But now no face divine contentment wears, 'Tis all blank sadness, or continual tears. See how the force of others...
Página 180 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence., and a dread repose: Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Página 178 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Página 178 - And Saints with wonder heard the vows I made, Yet then, to those dread altars as I drew...
Página 184 - I watch'd the dying lamps around, From yonder shrine I heard a hollow sound :
Página 185 - Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth my passage to the realms of day; See my lips tremble, and my eyeballs roll, Suck my last breath, and catch my flying soul! Ah no — in sacred vestments mayst thou stand...
Página 180 - Ev'n here, where frozen chastity retires, Love finds an altar for forbidden fires. I ought to grieve, but cannot what I ought; I mourn the lover, not lament the fault; I view my crime, but kindle at the view...
Página 177 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...