Collections on Ethics for All People

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Archest—that was the name of the man who plunged Arcinde into this boundless misery.

It was a glorious morning; the dew rose like incense toward heaven when Archest saw Arcinde for the first time. — With a gentle sound, zephyrs Gentle breezes, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind. whispered in the spring bushes, and like bright molten silver, murmuring brooks flowed along the hillside in the sunlight. — Arcinde sat there — watching over the innocent flock of lambs, and innocence and beauty were painted upon her guileless brow. Her eye revealed piety, and the soft tear that trembled on her cheek revealed feelings for the impressions of nature’s beauties. — Virtue reigned in Arcinde’s heart. Archest saw her, and love glowed in his bosom. — "O Arcinde," Archest cried out — "how desolate is the world for one who does not love! — what is happiness that is shared with no one!" original: "mit keinem Gegenstande theilt," literally "shared with no object," meaning a beloved partner. — "Restlessness and longing, or how shall I name what I felt? — all this constantly tortured my heart, as long as my unsatisfied soul [sought] after a"