Letters of Abelard and Heloise. To which is prefix'd, A particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes, extr. chiefly from [the Dictionnaire of] m. Bayle, tr. [by J. Hughes]. By J. Hughes. Together with the poem of Eloisa to Abelard, by mr. Pope, and the poem of Abelard to Eloisa, by mrs. Madan |
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... fuffer what they had done to Abelard . But Fulbert denying he had any share in the action faved himself from the punishment with the lofs only of his benefices . This fentence did not fatisfy Abelard ; he made his complaint to no ...
... fuffer what they had done to Abelard . But Fulbert denying he had any share in the action faved himself from the punishment with the lofs only of his benefices . This fentence did not fatisfy Abelard ; he made his complaint to no ...
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... fuffer this in the commiffion of an ill act , but fleeping peaceably in his bed ; that is , he was not caught in any open fact , fuch has coft others the like lofs . This is indeed a much better topic than the former , though it must be ...
... fuffer this in the commiffion of an ill act , but fleeping peaceably in his bed ; that is , he was not caught in any open fact , fuch has coft others the like lofs . This is indeed a much better topic than the former , though it must be ...
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... fuffer every day fresh perfecutions . I live in a barbarous country , the language of which I do not understand . I have no conversation but with the rudeft people . My walks are on the innac- ceffible fhore of a fea which is ...
... fuffer every day fresh perfecutions . I live in a barbarous country , the language of which I do not understand . I have no conversation but with the rudeft people . My walks are on the innac- ceffible fhore of a fea which is ...
Page 80
... fuffer . Religion commands me to pur- fue virtue , fince I have nothing to hope for from love . But love till preferves its dominion in my fancy , and entertains itfelf with paft pleasures . Memory fup- plies the place of a mistress ...
... fuffer . Religion commands me to pur- fue virtue , fince I have nothing to hope for from love . But love till preferves its dominion in my fancy , and entertains itfelf with paft pleasures . Memory fup- plies the place of a mistress ...
Page 82
... fuffer . What great advantages would phi- lofophy give us over other men , if by studying it we could learn to govern our paffions ? but how humbled ought we to be when we cannot mafter them ? What efforts , what relapfes , what ...
... fuffer . What great advantages would phi- lofophy give us over other men , if by studying it we could learn to govern our paffions ? but how humbled ought we to be when we cannot mafter them ? What efforts , what relapfes , what ...
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Abelard againſt Argenteuil becauſe Champeaux charms confequences crime dear death defign defire defpair difcourfe divine eafy endeavour enemies eraze eyes faid fame fcholars fear fecret fecure feemed felf fenfe fenfible feparation fhall fhame fhort fhould fifter fighs filence fince fincere fion fleep foft fome foon forrow foul ftill ftudy fuch fuffer fufficient Fulbert fure glory grace grief happy hath heart Heaven Heloife himſelf holy honour houfe houſe impoffible itſelf laft lard learning leaſt lefs letter loft lover mafter marriage miftrefs misfortune moft monks moſt muft muſt myſelf never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffion Paraclete penitence perfecuted perfon perfuade Philintus philofophy pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poffible Pope Innocent II prefent purpoſe raiſed reafon refolved retired ſee ſhall ſhe tears thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand uſe virtue vows weakneſs weep whofe wife yourſelf
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Page 124 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Page 126 - 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...
Page 124 - Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Page 125 - With other beauties charm my partial eyes, Full in my view set all the bright abode, And make my soul quit Abelard for God.
Page 123 - Yet write, oh write me all, that I may join. Griefs to thy griefs, and echo sighs to thine. Nor foes nor fortune take this power away; And is my Abelard less kind than they?
Page 130 - Ah come not, write not, think not once of me, Nor share one pang of all I felt for thee. Thy oaths I quit, thy memory resign; Forget, renounce me, hate whate'er was mine. Fair eyes, and tempting looks (which yet I view!) Long lov'd, ador'd ideas!
Page 123 - Nor prayers nor fasts its stubborn pulse restrain, Nor tears for ages taught to flow in vain. Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose, That well-known name awakens all my woes.
Page 131 - O'er the pale marble shall they join their heads, And drink the falling tears each other sheds; Then sadly say, with mutual pity mov'd, 'Oh may we never love as these have lov'd!
Page 124 - em all : Not Casfar's emprefs would I deign to prove ; No, make me miftrefs to the man I love. If there be yet another name more free, More fond than...
Page 128 - The phantom flies me, as unkind as you. I call aloud; it hears not what I say; I stretch my empty arms; it glides away: To dream once more I close my willing eyes; Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise ! 240 Alas no more ! — methinks we wandring go Thro...