The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 8
... trouble of my soul . And she , on the other side , gave me ground to hope for everything from her generosity . Fulbert desired me to instruct her in philosophy ; by this means I found opportunities of being in private with her , and yet ...
... trouble of my soul . And she , on the other side , gave me ground to hope for everything from her generosity . Fulbert desired me to instruct her in philosophy ; by this means I found opportunities of being in private with her , and yet ...
Page 26
... trouble to you , write always to me carelessly and without study ; I had rather read the dictates of the heart than of the brain . I cannot live if you will not tell me that you still love me ; but that language ought to be so natural ...
... trouble to you , write always to me carelessly and without study ; I had rather read the dictates of the heart than of the brain . I cannot live if you will not tell me that you still love me ; but that language ought to be so natural ...
Page 37
... 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 moment I yield up my imagination to all that is amorous and tender . I tell you to - day what I would ...
... 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 moment I yield up my imagination to all that is amorous and tender . I tell you to - day what I would ...
Page 42
... trouble , and the secret of my soul , which my vanity has hitherto made me con- ceal from the rest of the world , and which you now force from me , in spite of my resolutions to the contrary . It is true , that in a sense of the ...
... trouble , and the secret of my soul , which my vanity has hitherto made me con- ceal from the rest of the world , and which you now force from me , in spite of my resolutions to the contrary . It is true , that in a sense of the ...
Page 43
... trouble to strive to free myself ; and that it is sufficient wisdom to conceal from all but you how confused and weak I am . I remove to a distance from your person with an intention of avoiding you as an enemy ; and yet I incessantly ...
... trouble to strive to free myself ; and that it is sufficient wisdom to conceal from all but you how confused and weak I am . I remove to a distance from your person with an intention of avoiding you as an enemy ; and yet I incessantly ...
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