Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intimé of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Tr., with an Introducion and Notes |
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... sense Amiel's explanation of these facts . In it he has made full and bitter confession of his weakness , his ... sense of peril overtakes him . The inner life , with its boundless horizons and its indescribable exaltations , seems endan ...
... sense Amiel's explanation of these facts . In it he has made full and bitter confession of his weakness , his ... sense of peril overtakes him . The inner life , with its boundless horizons and its indescribable exaltations , seems endan ...
Page 71
... sense of void ? of incessant pursuit of something wanting ? of long- ing for a truer peace and a more entire satisfaction ? Neighbors , friends , relations , I love them all ; and so long as these affections are active , they leave in ...
... sense of void ? of incessant pursuit of something wanting ? of long- ing for a truer peace and a more entire satisfaction ? Neighbors , friends , relations , I love them all ; and so long as these affections are active , they leave in ...
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... sense and integrity . The poetical , artistic and philosophic sense is deficient in him , but he attracts and interests us by his moral sense . We see in him the sincere writer , a man of excellent heart , a good citizen and warm friend ...
... sense and integrity . The poetical , artistic and philosophic sense is deficient in him , but he attracts and interests us by his moral sense . We see in him the sincere writer , a man of excellent heart , a good citizen and warm friend ...
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