The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise

ABELARD AND HELOISE afflictions altar beautiful Brittany buried myself alive charms Christ cloister comfort conceal confess constancy continually crime cruel dare dear Abelard death deceive desire despair devoted disgrace duty ease endeavour enemies engaged envy esteem evil eyes fear feel filled flatter forget Fulbert give glory grace grief guilty happiness hath heart Heaven holy honour hope husband imagination innocent jealous joys lament learning least letter live longer Lord lover marriage means of Grace memory mind miserable misfortunes mistress monasteries never occasion ourselves pain Paraclete passion penance penitence person I love persuaded Peter Abelard piety pity pleasure prayers prioress punishment reason religious remember renounce repentance reproach retirement salvation secret sensible shame sighs silence sinners solitude sorrows soul suffer tears tell temptations tender terrible Tertullian Thee things thought torments trouble unhappy virtue vows weakness weep wretched write yield