The Love Letters of Abelard and HeloiseJ. M. Dent and Company, 1908 - 132 pages |
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Page 18
... leave to establish there a nunnery , and commit it to the care of my dear Heloise . When I had settled her there , can you believe it , Philintus , I left her without taking leave . I did not wander long without any settled habitation ...
... leave to establish there a nunnery , and commit it to the care of my dear Heloise . When I had settled her there , can you believe it , Philintus , I left her without taking leave . I did not wander long without any settled habitation ...
Page 26
... leaving it to that , it will always be a pleasure to me to say that you only are the founder of this house , ' tis wholly your work . You , by inhabiting here , have given fame and holiness to a place known before only for robberies and ...
... leaving it to that , it will always be a pleasure to me to say that you only are the founder of this house , ' tis wholly your work . You , by inhabiting here , have given fame and holiness to a place known before only for robberies and ...
Page 29
... leave off burning with desire for those who can no longer burn for us . This was my cruel Uncle's notion ; he measured my virtue by the frailty of my sex , and thought it was the man and not the person I loved . But he has been guilty ...
... leave off burning with desire for those who can no longer burn for us . This was my cruel Uncle's notion ; he measured my virtue by the frailty of my sex , and thought it was the man and not the person I loved . But he has been guilty ...
Page 31
... leave no vacancy for any other passion ; they enjoy perpetual tranquillity because they enjoy content . If I could believe you as truly persuaded of my merit as I am of yours , I might say there has been a time when we were such a pair ...
... leave no vacancy for any other passion ; they enjoy perpetual tranquillity because they enjoy content . If I could believe you as truly persuaded of my merit as I am of yours , I might say there has been a time when we were such a pair ...
Page 34
... leave to tell you now my opinion . Was it not the sole thought of pleasure which engaged you to me ? And has not my tenderness , by leaving you nothing to wish for , extinguished your desires ? Wretched Heloise ! you could please when ...
... leave to tell you now my opinion . Was it not the sole thought of pleasure which engaged you to me ? And has not my tenderness , by leaving you nothing to wish for , extinguished your desires ? Wretched Heloise ! you could please when ...
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