The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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... happy as to please him long ; for I was too knowing in the subjects he discoursed upon , and I often confuted his notions . Frequently in our disputations I pushed a good argument so home that all his subtlety was not able to elude its ...
... happy as to please him long ; for I was too knowing in the subjects he discoursed upon , and I often confuted his notions . Frequently in our disputations I pushed a good argument so home that all his subtlety was not able to elude its ...
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... happy conquests , I removed to Corbeil to attack the masters there , and so establish my character of the ablest logician . The rush of travelling threw me into a dangerous distemper , and not being able to recover my health , my ...
... happy conquests , I removed to Corbeil to attack the masters there , and so establish my character of the ablest logician . The rush of travelling threw me into a dangerous distemper , and not being able to recover my health , my ...
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... Happy had I known to make a right use of this calm ! But when the mind is most easy ' tis most exposed to love , and even security is here the most dangerous state . And now , my friend , I am going to expose to you all my weaknesses ...
... Happy had I known to make a right use of this calm ! But when the mind is most easy ' tis most exposed to love , and even security is here the most dangerous state . And now , my friend , I am going to expose to you all my weaknesses ...
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... happy condition for that of the greatest monarch upon earth . I saw Heloise , I spoke to her - each action , each con- fused look told her the trouble of my soul . And she , on the other side , gave me ground to hope for everything from ...
... happy condition for that of the greatest monarch upon earth . I saw Heloise , I spoke to her - each action , each con- fused look told her the trouble of my soul . And she , on the other side , gave me ground to hope for everything from ...
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... happy under- standing between us . The same house , the same love , united our persons and our desires . How many soft moments did we pass together ! We took all opportunities to express to each other our mutual affection , and were ...
... happy under- standing between us . The same house , the same love , united our persons and our desires . How many soft moments did we pass together ! We took all opportunities to express to each other our mutual affection , and were ...
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