The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 33
... crime and the cause of his punishment . My beauty once charmed him ; pleased with each other we passed our brightest days in tranquillity and happiness . If that were a She re- crime , ' tis a crime I am HELOISE TO ABELARD 33.
... crime and the cause of his punishment . My beauty once charmed him ; pleased with each other we passed our brightest days in tranquillity and happiness . If that were a She re- crime , ' tis a crime I am HELOISE TO ABELARD 33.
Page 34
Peter Abelard. She re- crime , ' tis a crime I am yet fond of , and I have proaches no other regret save that against my will I must him for now be innocent . But what do I say ? My neglect misfortune was to have cruel relatives whose ...
Peter Abelard. She re- crime , ' tis a crime I am yet fond of , and I have proaches no other regret save that against my will I must him for now be innocent . But what do I say ? My neglect misfortune was to have cruel relatives whose ...
Page 36
... weeps only for her lover ; far from abhorring her crimes , longs only to add to them ; and who , with a weakness unbecoming my state , please myself are continually with the remembrance of past delights But when it 36 LETTER II.
... weeps only for her lover ; far from abhorring her crimes , longs only to add to them ; and who , with a weakness unbecoming my state , please myself are continually with the remembrance of past delights But when it 36 LETTER II.
Page 44
... crime . How miserable am I ! I find myself much more guilty in my thoughts of you , even amidst my tears , than in possessing you when I was in full liberty . I continually think of you ; I continually call to mind your tenderness . In ...
... crime . How miserable am I ! I find myself much more guilty in my thoughts of you , even amidst my tears , than in possessing you when I was in full liberty . I continually think of you ; I continually call to mind your tenderness . In ...
Page 47
... crime and the memory of the object which has charmed us are too nearly related to be immedi- ately separated . And the love of God in its beginning does not wholly annihilate the love of the creature . But what excuses could I not find ...
... crime and the memory of the object which has charmed us are too nearly related to be immedi- ately separated . And the love of God in its beginning does not wholly annihilate the love of the creature . But what excuses could I not find ...
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