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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... gave out that he was his Nicce , by his Sifter , who upon her Death - bed had charged him with her Education . But though it was well known in thofe Times , as well as fince , that the Niece of an Ec- * Papyr . Maljo , Annal . I. 3 ...
... gave out that he was his Nicce , by his Sifter , who upon her Death - bed had charged him with her Education . But though it was well known in thofe Times , as well as fince , that the Niece of an Ec- * Papyr . Maljo , Annal . I. 3 ...
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... gave him a thoufand Careffes , and defired he would confider him for the future as one ambitious of the ftricteft Friendship with him . What an unspeakable Joy was this to the amo- rous Abelard ! to confider that he was going to live ...
... gave him a thoufand Careffes , and defired he would confider him for the future as one ambitious of the ftricteft Friendship with him . What an unspeakable Joy was this to the amo- rous Abelard ! to confider that he was going to live ...
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... gave him an Opportunity of establishing a Correfpon- dence by Letters , in which he might discover his Paffion with greater freedom , than he durft pre- fume to use in Conversation . Some time after the Canon had taken Abelard into his ...
... gave him an Opportunity of establishing a Correfpon- dence by Letters , in which he might discover his Paffion with greater freedom , than he durft pre- fume to use in Conversation . Some time after the Canon had taken Abelard into his ...
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... gave her fuch plain Intimations of what was in his Heart , and fpoke fo agreeably of the Paffion , which he had conceived for her , that he had the Satisfaction of feeing himself well understood . It is no diffi- cult matter to make a ...
... gave her fuch plain Intimations of what was in his Heart , and fpoke fo agreeably of the Paffion , which he had conceived for her , that he had the Satisfaction of feeing himself well understood . It is no diffi- cult matter to make a ...
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... gave fuch Reasons * for her Refufal , as left Abelard in the greatest Astonishment . Indeed a Refufal of this Nature is fo extraordi- nary a thing , that perhaps another Inftance of it is not to be found in Hiftory . I perfuade myself ...
... gave fuch Reasons * for her Refufal , as left Abelard in the greatest Astonishment . Indeed a Refufal of this Nature is fo extraordi- nary a thing , that perhaps another Inftance of it is not to be found in Hiftory . I perfuade myself ...
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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...