Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2Macmillan, 1905 - 721 pages |
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... and a sort of languid grace . Already I am full of a sense of wellbeing , I am tasting the joys of that contemplative state in which the soul , issuing from itself , becomes as it were the I soul of a country or a landscape , and feels.
... and a sort of languid grace . Already I am full of a sense of wellbeing , I am tasting the joys of that contemplative state in which the soul , issuing from itself , becomes as it were the I soul of a country or a landscape , and feels.
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... become pure spirit ? Alas ! I cannot persuade myself to believe it possible for an instant . I see infirmity and weakness close upon me , I feel I cannot do without affection , and I know that I have no ambi- tion , and that my ...
... become pure spirit ? Alas ! I cannot persuade myself to believe it possible for an instant . I see infirmity and weakness close upon me , I feel I cannot do without affection , and I know that I have no ambi- tion , and that my ...
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... become so easy and habitual that the lookers - on may think it spontaneous , and nobody give us credit for it . 27th January 1869. What , then , is the service rendered to the world by Christi- anity ? The proclamation of ' good news ...
... become so easy and habitual that the lookers - on may think it spontaneous , and nobody give us credit for it . 27th January 1869. What , then , is the service rendered to the world by Christi- anity ? The proclamation of ' good news ...
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... become fused into one sublime flame ; that holiness and pity , justice and mercy , may meet together and become one , in man and in God . Christianity is Jesus sciousness of Jesus . What is specific in - -the religious con- The sacred ...
... become fused into one sublime flame ; that holiness and pity , justice and mercy , may meet together and become one , in man and in God . Christianity is Jesus sciousness of Jesus . What is specific in - -the religious con- The sacred ...
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The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel Henri Frédéric Amiel. become a religion ; the faith of Jesus has become the faith of millions and millions of men . From this torch has sprung a vast conflagration . And such has been the ...
The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel Henri Frédéric Amiel. become a religion ; the faith of Jesus has become the faith of millions and millions of men . From this torch has sprung a vast conflagration . And such has been the ...
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