The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 13
... feel . Without losing much time in debating , I made her presently quit the Canon's house and at break of day depart for Brittany ; where she , like another goddess , gave the world another Apollo , which my sister took care of . This ...
... feel . Without losing much time in debating , I made her presently quit the Canon's house and at break of day depart for Brittany ; where she , like another goddess , gave the world another Apollo , which my sister took care of . This ...
Page 23
... feel all mine renewed . I reproached myself for having been so long without venting my sorrows , when the rage of our unrelenting enemies still burns with the same fury . Since length of time , which disarms the strongest hatred , seems ...
... feel all mine renewed . I reproached myself for having been so long without venting my sorrows , when the rage of our unrelenting enemies still burns with the same fury . Since length of time , which disarms the strongest hatred , seems ...
Page 31
... feel those subtle and charming joys when hearts long parted are at last united . These martyrs of marriage pine always for larger fortunes . which they think they have missed . The wife sees husbands richer than her own , and the ...
... feel those subtle and charming joys when hearts long parted are at last united . These martyrs of marriage pine always for larger fortunes . which they think they have missed . The wife sees husbands richer than her own , and the ...
Page 37
... feel more strongly what power an old passion has over my heart . I am conquered by my feelings ; love troubles my mind and disorders my will . Sometimes I am swayed by the senti- ment of piety which arises within me , and then the next ...
... feel more strongly what power an old passion has over my heart . I am conquered by my feelings ; love troubles my mind and disorders my will . Sometimes I am swayed by the senti- ment of piety which arises within me , and then the next ...
Page 48
... feel a per- petual strife between inclination and duty . I find myself a distracted lover , unquiet in the midst of silence , and restless in the midst of peace . How shameful is such a condition ! Regard me no more , I entreat you , as ...
... feel a per- petual strife between inclination and duty . I find myself a distracted lover , unquiet in the midst of silence , and restless in the midst of peace . How shameful is such a condition ! Regard me no more , I entreat you , as ...
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