Chapter Xv. Of The Perils Of His Abbey : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER XV OF THE PERILS OF HIS ABBEY AND OF THE REASONS FOR THE WRITING OF THIS HIS LETTER REFLECTING often upon all these things, I determined to make provision for those sisters and to undertake their care...
Chapter Xiii. Of The Abbey To Which He W : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER XIII OF THE ABBEY TO WHICH HE WAS CALLED AND OF THE PERSECUTION HE HAD FROM HIS SONS THAT IS TO SAY THE MONKS AND FROM THE LORD OF THE LAND WHILE I was thus afflicted with so great perturbation ...
Chapter V. Of How He Returned To Paris : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER V OF HOW HE RETURNED TO PARIS AND FINISHED THE GLOSSES WHICH HE HAD BEGUN AT LAON AND so, after a few days, I returned to Paris, and there for several years I peacefully directed the school which formerly...
Chapter Xii. Of The Persecution Directed : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER XII OF THE PERSECUTION DIRECTED AGAINST HIM BY SUNDRY NEW ENEMIES OR, AS IT WERE, APOSTLES AND so I dwelt in this place, my body indeed hidden away, but my fame spreading throughout the whole world, till...
Chapter Iii. Of How He Came To Laon To Seek : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER III OF HOW HE CAME TO LAON TO SEEK ANSELM AS TEACHER I SOUGHT out, therefore, this same venerable man, whose fame, in truth, was more the result of long established custom than of the potency of his own...
Chapter Viii. Of The Suffering Of His Body : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER VIII OF THE SUFFERING OF HIS BODY OF HOW HE BECAME A MONK IN THE MONASTERY OF ST. DENIS AND HELOISE A NUN AT ARGENTEUIL WHEN morning came the whole city was assembled before my dwelling. It is difficult...
Chapter X. Of The Burning Of His Book : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER X OF THE BURNING OF HIS BOOK OF THE PERSECUTION HE HAD AT THE HANDS OF HIS ABBOT AND THE BRETHREN STRAIGHTWAY upon my summons I went to the council, and there, without further examination or debate, did...
Chapter Xiv. Of The Vile Report Of His Iniquity : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER XIV OF THE VILE REPORT OF HIS INIQUITY BEFORE long all those who dwelt thereabouts began to censure me roundly, complaining that I paid far less attention to their needs than I might and should have done...
Untitled : Title Page Foreword Chapter I. Of The Birthplace of Pierre Abelard and of His Parents Chapter II. Of The Persecution He Had... Chapter III. Of How He Came To Laon To Seek Anselm As Teacher Chapter IV. Of The Persecution He Had From His Teacher Anselm Chapter V. Of How He Returned to Paris...
Chapter Vii. Of The Arguments Of Heloise : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER VII OF THE ARGUMENTS OF HELOISE AGAINST WEDLOCK OF HOW NONE THE LESS HE MADE HER HIS WIFE FORTHWITH I repaired to my own country, and brought back thence my mistress, that I might make her my wife. She...
Chapter Vi. Of How, Brought Low : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER VI OF HOW, BROUGHT LOW BY HIS LOVE FOR HELOISE, HE WAS WOUNDED IN BODY AND SOUL NOW there dwelt in that same city of Paris a certain young girl named Heloise, the neice of a canon who was called Fulbert...
Chapter I. Of The Birthplace Of Pierre Abelard : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER I OF THE BIRTHPLACE OF PIERRE ABELARD AND OF HIS PARENTS KNOW, then, that I am come from a certain town which was built on the way into lesser Brittany, distant some eight miles, as I think, eastward...
Chapter Ii. Of The Persecution He Had : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER II OF THE PERSECUTION HE HAD FROM HIS MASTER WILLIAM OF CHAMPEAUX OF HIS ADVENTURES AT MELUN, AT CORBEIL AND AT PARIS HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE CITY OF THE PARISIANS TO MELUN, AND HIS RETURN TO MONT STE...
Chapter Xi. Of His Teaching In The Wilderness : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER XI OF HIS TEACHING IN THE WILDERNESS NO SOONER had scholars learned of my retreat than they began to flock thither from all sides, leaving their towns and castles to dwell in the wilderness. In place...
Title Page : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], THE STORY OF MY MISFORTUNES THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PETER ABELARD TRANSLATED BY HENRY ADAMS BELLOWS Glencoe, Ill., Free Press [1922]
Foreword : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], FOREWORD OFTEN the hearts of men and women are stirred, as likewise they are soothed in their sorrows more by example than by words. And therefore, because I too I have known some consolation from speech had with...
Chapter Ix. Of His Book On Theology And His : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER IX OF HIS BOOK ON THEOLOGY AND HIS PERSECUTION AT THE HANDS OF HIS FELLOW STUDENTS OF THE COUNCIL AGAINST HIM IT SO happened that at the outset I devoted myself to analysing the basis of our faith through...
Chapter Iv. Of The Persecution He Had : * "The Story of My Misfortunes", by Peter Abelard, tr. Henry Adams Bellows, [1922], CHAPTER IV OF THE PERSECUTION HE HAD FROM HIS TEACHER ANSELM NOW this venerable man of whom I have spoken was acutely smitten with envy, and straightway incited, as I have already mentioned, by the insinuations...