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Teufelsbürst, without philosophising about it, called his preparation simply a love philtre, a concoction well known by name, but the composition of which was the secret of only a few. TEUFELSBUERST WITHOUT PHILOSOPHIZING ABOUT IT CALLED HIS PREPARATION SIMPLY A LOVE PHILTER A CONCOCTION WELL KNOWN BY NAME BUT THE COMPOSITION OF WHICH WAS THE SECRET OF ONLY A FEW
he was making rapid progress in his art. This did not suit his designs, and he would betake himself to his further schemes. For this purpose he proceeded first to simulate a friendship for Wolkenlicht, the manifestations of which he gradually increased, until, after a day or two, he asked him to drink wine with him in the evening. Karl readily agreed. The painter produced some of his best; but took care not to allow Lilith to taste it; for he had cunningly prepared and mingled with it a decoction of certain herbs and other ingredients, exercising specific actions upon the brain, and tending to the inordinate excitement of those portions of it which are principally under the rule of the imagination. By the reaction of the brain during the operation of these stimulants, the imagination is filled with suggestions and images. The nature of these is determined by the prevailing mood of the time. They are such as the imagination would produce of itself, but increased in number and intensity. E AT EASE AND THAT HE WAS MAKING RAPID PROGRESS IN HIS ART THIS DID NOT SUIT HIS DESIGNS AND HE WOULD BETAKE HIMSELF TO HIS FURTHER SCHEMES FOR THIS PURPOSE HE PROCEEDED FIRST TO SIMULATE A FRIENDSHIP FOR WOLKENLICHT THE MANIFESTATIONS OF WHICH HE GRADUALLY INCREASED UNTIL AFTER A DAY OR TWO HE ASKED HIM TO DRINK WINE WITH HIM IN THE EVENING KARL READILY AGREED THE PAINTER PRODUCED SOME OF HIS BEST BUT TOOK CARE NOT TO ALLOW LILITH TO TASTE IT FOR HE HAD CUNNINGLY PREPARED AND MINGLED WITH IT A DECOCTION OF CERTAIN HERBS AND OTHER INGREDIENTS EXERCISING SPECIFIC ACTIONS UPON THE BRAIN AND TENDING TO THE INORDINATE EXCITEMENT OF THOSE PORTIONS OF IT WHICH ARE PRINCIPALLY UNDER THE RULE OF THE IMAGINATION BY THE REACTION OF THE BRAIN DURING THE OPERATION OF THESE STIMULANTS THE IMAGINATION IS FILLED WITH SUGGESTIONS AND IMAGES THE NATURE OF THESE IS DETERMINED BY THE PREVAILING MOOD OF THE TIME THEY ARE SUCH AS THE IMAGINATION WOULD PRODUCE OF ITSELF BUT INCREASED IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY
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