Author : Christoph Martin Wieland
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ISBN 13 : 9781332930593
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (35 download)
Book Synopsis Private History of Peregrinus Proteus, the Philosopher, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Christoph Martin Wieland
Download or read book Private History of Peregrinus Proteus, the Philosopher, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Christoph Martin Wieland and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Private History of Peregrinus Proteus, the Philosopher, Vol. 2 of 2 I have no need to a 'ure thee, that what pained me moff, was not the lofs of the luxuries and pleafures with which the beautiful Roman and her artful friend had entertained me for a whole year. Even the difappointment of thofe enthu fia ical expeelations which had drawn me to Halicarnaffus, gave me fo little uneafinefs; that, on the contrary, Icould now hardly comprehend how it was pof fible for me fo far to impofe upon myfelf about a Venus Urania, as the primitive {ource of beauty and perfection; and that it was this marble atue, which in fact was neither more nor lefs than the image of a voluptuous woman. The whole of my former turn of mind'had already long fince undergone a great revolution, by the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."