The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 2 (of 2)

The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Who is there, over the wide world, who has not, at one period or another, in a more or less degree, felt the mysterious influences of love?Whoever thou art, then, courteous reader, who shalt, after the lapse of years, turn over these papers, recall, I beseech you, to recollection that noontide interval of dazzling brightnesscontemplate once more that beautiful image, which came, like an impersonization of the abstract spirit of love, from divine regions, to meet you. At that time, it was through her,through her alone, that thou seemed'st assured of thine own existence! Canst thou not yet remember, how the rushing streams, the waving trees, and the balmy winds of evening, spoke to thee, in articulate and intelligible accents, of her, and of the prevailing passion which possessed thy whole heart and soul?Canst thou yet behold how the flowers unfolded their bright beaming eyes, bearing to thine from her kisses and salutation? Yet, suppose that she herself had actually comethat she vowed to be thine, and thine onlyto live for thee alonethen didst thou fold her in thy embraces, and it seemed as if Heaven opened its eternal realms to receive youas if thou could'st raise thyself with her above all the petty sorrows or enjoyments of this every-day and earthly sphere. Yet scarcely hadst thou formed such hopes ere she was lost! The bland illusion was broken. No longer could'st thou hear the music of her celestial voice; and only the sorrowful complaints of the despairing and forsaken lover sounded amid the desolate loneliness! ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 37005
Author: Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Release Date: Aug 8, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English