Madeleine E. Robins on Where Does "Abelard" Come From?.    From Wordnik.com.  [SF Tidbits for 11/8/09] Reference

He could have understood her; he would have been to her a friend, such as Abelard never could.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman.] Reference

She made friends as easily as Abelard made enemies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

There Abelard continued from time to time to meet her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

Abelard in an oration which was like a charge of cavalry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

The story is, of course, the story of Abelard and Heloise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

From that time Abelard could visit Heloise without restraint.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

The jealousy of Champeaux drove Abelard for a time from Paris.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

Abelard, however, made rather light of his churchly associations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

Here was revealed a certain weakness in the character of Abelard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

At the early age of twenty-two Abelard himself set up as a lecturer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Early European History] Reference

Abelard, an Italian as Thomas of Aquinas, an Englishman as William of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Unity of Civilization] Reference

Dupays had said about Aunt Abelard, and she began to see that there was.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference

Champeaux; but one day Abelard engaged in a disputation with his master.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

He ill-treated Heloise, and, furthermore, he forbade Abelard to visit her.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

Thus Abelard resumed his teaching, though in a very different frame of mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

The brilliant Abelard, with his keenly critical mind, found what he considered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Early European History] Reference

He was an almost perfect lover -- Aucassin if you will -- Abelard at his best.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gay Cockade] Reference

In her first letter, which was sent to Abelard written upon parchment, she said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

These sermons do not suggest the fire and force with which young Abelard appealed to.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)] Reference

Of course you must — though I am quite unable to call you, what is it — Abelard?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters]

"As far as the pullets go, Henriette, I believe they are a small loss to Aunt Abelard.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference

Up to this time we do not know precisely what sort of life Abelard had lived in private.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

After Abelard had retired and was deep in slumber the treacherous valet unbarred the door.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

When he had concluded Abelard rose with an ashen face, stammered out a few words, and sat down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

I came to the passage on Abelard and Heloise, the pagan Celtic myths and the Arthurian romances.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Explanation] Reference

No. He was a typical academic, sheltered by the centuries, who felt comfortable judging Abelard.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Explanation] Reference

Nevertheless, the two were married, and Abelard returned to his lecture-room and to his studies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

He was the first of many enemies that Abelard was destined to make in his long and stormy career.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

We must remember this when we recall some facts which meet us in the story of Abelard and Heloise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

Unmanned though he was, Abelard still retained enough of the spirit of his time to seek vengeance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

While he accepted certain points made by Abelard (1079-1142) in defence of the free use of reason.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas] Reference

They could not understand why Aunt Abelard must be removed from her place; nor did Ruth understand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference

Citizens and students and ecclesiastics poured into the street and surrounded the house of Abelard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference

You lived on the backs of people like Abelard and Heloise, making a career out of talking about pure and noble love.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Explanation] Reference

Elsewhere, the annals of romance were enriched: Romeo and Juliet, Abelard and Heloise, John McCain and the national media.    From Wordnik.com.  [1999: Sort Of Satisfactory] Reference