The Romance of Abelard and HeloiseAppleton, 1853 - 266 pages |
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... LIVES OF WELLINGTON AND PEEL . 50 cts . ESSAYS FROM THE LONDON TIMES . Second Series . 50 cts . A SHABBY GENTEEL STORY , And several Sketches . W. M. THACKERAY . 50 cts . Br Nearly Ready . THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS OF THACKERAY ...
... LIVES OF WELLINGTON AND PEEL . 50 cts . ESSAYS FROM THE LONDON TIMES . Second Series . 50 cts . A SHABBY GENTEEL STORY , And several Sketches . W. M. THACKERAY . 50 cts . Br Nearly Ready . THE MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS OF THACKERAY ...
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... live . One half of humanity is man ; another , yet equal half , is woman . He who speaks lightly of woman , curses the hand that supported him in the hour of helpless- ness , pronounces a malediction upon the fair young being that with ...
... live . One half of humanity is man ; another , yet equal half , is woman . He who speaks lightly of woman , curses the hand that supported him in the hour of helpless- ness , pronounces a malediction upon the fair young being that with ...
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... live wholly in the spirit ; therefore he builds for himself a retreat , where he may enjoy , far from the profane , a higher , holier fel lowship with kindred spirits , and realize a life that is wholly devoted to noble ends ...
... live wholly in the spirit ; therefore he builds for himself a retreat , where he may enjoy , far from the profane , a higher , holier fel lowship with kindred spirits , and realize a life that is wholly devoted to noble ends ...
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... live . That such a piece of flesh as he , should have been placed in the ancient city of Paris , as a spiritual guide to a numerous flock , is one of the strange things which time has to record against humanity . It is sad to see such a ...
... live . That such a piece of flesh as he , should have been placed in the ancient city of Paris , as a spiritual guide to a numerous flock , is one of the strange things which time has to record against humanity . It is sad to see such a ...
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... live the life of a voluntary recluse , without obliging her to take upon herself the obligation of eternal vows , but the L jealous Abelard did not wish to leave any chance for others to possess that which he could not enjoy . He ...
... live the life of a voluntary recluse , without obliging her to take upon herself the obligation of eternal vows , but the L jealous Abelard did not wish to leave any chance for others to possess that which he could not enjoy . He ...
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Abælardi abbé abbey Abelard and Heloise accused Apostle APPLETONS archbishop Argenteuil authority beauty beseech bishop bishop of Chartres charmed Christ church Cloth consolation convent crime cùm death disciples divine divine grace earth Eloisa to Abelard enemies eternal etiam eyes faith fear France friends Fulbert grace grief grieved habit hand heart heaven Heloise and Abelard Historia Calamitatum holy honor hope husband king letters live Lord lover marriage master mind misfortune monastic monks never noble pains Paraclete Paris passion Peter Abelard philosopher pleasures POPULAR LIBRARY praise pray prayer punishment pupils quæ quàm regard religious sacred Saint Bernard Saint Medard says seems sentiment servants sister sorrow soul spirit spouse suffering supplicate sweet tàm tears thee thing thou thought tion touching unto Vie d'Abelard Vols W. M. THACKERAY weep wife William of Champeaux wish woman women words wounded youth
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Page 178 - incline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Page 206 - for me, but weep for yourselves, and your children; for behold the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the paps which never gave suck. Then
Page 206 - never gave suck. Then they shall begin to say to the mountains: Fall on us; and to the hills: Cover us; for if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in
Page 33 - was fulfilled the saying of Solomon,—' the locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands.' These locusts had not soared on deeds of goodness so long as they remain stiffened and frozen in their iniquity; but no sooner were they warmed by the rays of the sun of justice,
Page 146 - They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, "Warm from the soul, and faithful to its fires, The virgin's wish without her fears impart, Excuse the blush, and pour out all the heart, Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole.
Page 59 - There is but one temple in the world, and that is the body of Man. Nothing is holier than this high form. Bending before men is a reverence done to this Revelation in the flesh. We touch Heaven, when we lay our hand on a human body.
Page 121 - forget that sad, that solemn day. When victims at yon altar's foot we lay! Canst thou forget what tears that moment fell, When, warm in youth, I bade the world farewell? As with cold lips I kissed the sacred veil, The shrines all trembled, and the lamps grew pale; Heav'n scarce believed the conquest it
Page 178 - And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Page 106 - No craving void left aching in the breast: Ev'n thought meets thought, ere from the lips it part, And each warm wish springs mutual from the heart, This sure Is bliss (if bliss on earth there be), And once the lot of Abelard and me,
Page 178 - Hearken unto me, therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. Let not thine heart incline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.