The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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... have ever been published have equalled these in the old passionate tale of the struggle to forget - to sink the love of the human in the love of the divine . H. M. CONTENTS PAGE i INTRODUCTION LETTER I. - ABELARD TO PHILINTUS ii.
... have ever been published have equalled these in the old passionate tale of the struggle to forget - to sink the love of the human in the love of the divine . H. M. CONTENTS PAGE i INTRODUCTION LETTER I. - ABELARD TO PHILINTUS ii.
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... divine Heloise , ' said I , flinging myself at her feet , I swear by yourself ' I was go- ing on to convince her of the truth of my passion , but heard a noise , and it was Fulbert : there was no avoiding it , I had to do violence to my ...
... divine Heloise , ' said I , flinging myself at her feet , I swear by yourself ' I was go- ing on to convince her of the truth of my passion , but heard a noise , and it was Fulbert : there was no avoiding it , I had to do violence to my ...
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... utterly forgotten . Yes , Abelard , I conjure you by the chains I bear here to ease the weight of them , and make them as agreeable as I would they were to me . human or the divine ? Teach me the maxims of 40 LETTER II.
... utterly forgotten . Yes , Abelard , I conjure you by the chains I bear here to ease the weight of them , and make them as agreeable as I would they were to me . human or the divine ? Teach me the maxims of 40 LETTER II.
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Peter Abelard. human or the divine ? Teach me the maxims of Divine Love ; since The you have forsaken me I would glory in being wedded to Heaven . My heart adores that title and disdains any other ; tell me how this Divine Love is ...
Peter Abelard. human or the divine ? Teach me the maxims of Divine Love ; since The you have forsaken me I would glory in being wedded to Heaven . My heart adores that title and disdains any other ; tell me how this Divine Love is ...
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... divine wrath , when I should be seek- ing for mercy . In order to expiate a crime it is not sufficient to bear the punishment ; whatever we suffer is of no avail if the passion still continues and the heart is filled with the same ...
... divine wrath , when I should be seek- ing for mercy . In order to expiate a crime it is not sufficient to bear the punishment ; whatever we suffer is of no avail if the passion still continues and the heart is filled with the same ...
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