The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 17
... lord , our fatal marriage draws On thee this doom , and I the guilty cause ! Then whilst thou goest th ' extremes of fate to prove , I'll share that fate and expiate thus my love . ' Speaking these verses she marched up to the altar and ...
... lord , our fatal marriage draws On thee this doom , and I the guilty cause ! Then whilst thou goest th ' extremes of fate to prove , I'll share that fate and expiate thus my love . ' Speaking these verses she marched up to the altar and ...
Page 20
... murmuring what comes from the hand of God , and let us not oppose our will to His . Adieu ; I give you advice which , could I myself follow , I should be happy . LETTER II Heloise to Abelard To her Lord , her 20 LETTER II.
... murmuring what comes from the hand of God , and let us not oppose our will to His . Adieu ; I give you advice which , could I myself follow , I should be happy . LETTER II Heloise to Abelard To her Lord , her 20 LETTER II.
Page 21
Peter Abelard. LETTER II Heloise to Abelard To her Lord , her Father , her Husband , ber Brother ; his Servant , his Child , his Wife , his Sister , and to express all that is humble , respect- ful and loving to her Abelard , Heloise ...
Peter Abelard. LETTER II Heloise to Abelard To her Lord , her Father , her Husband , ber Brother ; his Servant , his Child , his Wife , his Sister , and to express all that is humble , respect- ful and loving to her Abelard , Heloise ...
Page 27
... Lord's vineyard is a work of no little labour ; but after it is planted it will require great application and diligence to dress it . The Apostle of the Gentiles , great labourer as he was , says he hath planted , Apollos hath watered ...
... Lord's vineyard is a work of no little labour ; but after it is planted it will require great application and diligence to dress it . The Apostle of the Gentiles , great labourer as he was , says he hath planted , Apollos hath watered ...
Page 36
... Lord , for I know not if my despair or Thy grace draws these words from me ! I am , I confess , a sinner , but one who , far from weeping for her sins , weeps only for her lover ; far from abhorring her crimes , longs only to add to ...
... Lord , for I know not if my despair or Thy grace draws these words from me ! I am , I confess , a sinner , but one who , far from weeping for her sins , weeps only for her lover ; far from abhorring her crimes , longs only to add to ...
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