The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 9
... ourselves , like those unfortunate lovers , with giving insipid kisses to a wall , we made use of all the moments of our charm- ing interviews . In the place where we met we had no lions to fear , and the study of philosophy served us ...
... ourselves , like those unfortunate lovers , with giving insipid kisses to a wall , we made use of all the moments of our charm- ing interviews . In the place where we met we had no lions to fear , and the study of philosophy served us ...
Page 19
... I speak the dear name of Heloise , and delight to hear the sound ! I complain of the severity of Heaven ; but oh ! let us not deceive ourselves , I a monas- I am Love still have not yet made a right ABELARD TO PHILINTUS 19.
... I speak the dear name of Heloise , and delight to hear the sound ! I complain of the severity of Heaven ; but oh ! let us not deceive ourselves , I a monas- I am Love still have not yet made a right ABELARD TO PHILINTUS 19.
Page 26
... ourselves your children , and if it were possible to think of any expression which could signify a dearer relation , or a more affectionate regard and mutual obligation between us , we should use it . If we could be so ungrateful as not ...
... ourselves your children , and if it were possible to think of any expression which could signify a dearer relation , or a more affectionate regard and mutual obligation between us , we should use it . If we could be so ungrateful as not ...
Page 38
... ourselves to Heaven you should insist upon my doing it first . Does Abelard then , ' said I , ' suspect that , like Lot's wife , I shall look back ? ' If my youth and sex might give occasion of fear that I should return to the world ...
... ourselves to Heaven you should insist upon my doing it first . Does Abelard then , ' said I , ' suspect that , like Lot's wife , I shall look back ? ' If my youth and sex might give occasion of fear that I should return to the world ...
Page 40
... ourselves . This is true , and yet there is a time when we may with decency commend ourselves ; when we have to do with those whom base ingratitude has stupefied we cannot too much praise our own actions . Now if you were this sort of ...
... ourselves . This is true , and yet there is a time when we may with decency commend ourselves ; when we have to do with those whom base ingratitude has stupefied we cannot too much praise our own actions . Now if you were this sort of ...
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