Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2Macmillan, 1905 - 721 pages |
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Page 185
... Madame de Staël a matter of supreme importance , - the loss of it an irreparable evil , the acquirement of it a pressing necessity . What , then , is this good thing ? The esteem of the public . And how is it gained ? By honourable ...
... Madame de Staël a matter of supreme importance , - the loss of it an irreparable evil , the acquirement of it a pressing necessity . What , then , is this good thing ? The esteem of the public . And how is it gained ? By honourable ...
Page 305
... Madame Necker de Saussure , or Madame de Staël's L'Allemagne . To a Genevese , moral phi- losophy is still the most congenial and remunerative of studies . Intellectual seri- ousness is what suits us least ill . History , polítics ...
... Madame Necker de Saussure , or Madame de Staël's L'Allemagne . To a Genevese , moral phi- losophy is still the most congenial and remunerative of studies . Intellectual seri- ousness is what suits us least ill . History , polítics ...
Page 363
... Madame Necker de Saussure was the daughter of the famous geologist , De Saussure ; she married a nephew of Jacques Necker , and was therefore cousin by marriage of Madame de Staël . She is often supposed to be the original of Madame de ...
... Madame Necker de Saussure was the daughter of the famous geologist , De Saussure ; she married a nephew of Jacques Necker , and was therefore cousin by marriage of Madame de Staël . She is often supposed to be the original of Madame de ...
Page 397
... Staël , Madame de , ii . 185 , 191 . on nationalities , ii . 228 . her L'Allemagne , ii . 305 . Stahl's Les histoires de mon Parrain , ii . 268 . State , the model , ii . 96 . true foundations of a , ii . 86 . Statistical progress and ...
... Staël , Madame de , ii . 185 , 191 . on nationalities , ii . 228 . her L'Allemagne , ii . 305 . Stahl's Les histoires de mon Parrain , ii . 268 . State , the model , ii . 96 . true foundations of a , ii . 86 . Statistical progress and ...
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