Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Volume 2Macmillan, 1905 - 721 pages |
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... whole superior to another time or another people , but only that there is superiority in certain points . The great difference be- tween man and man would , on these prin- ciples , consist in the art of transforming vitality into ...
... whole superior to another time or another people , but only that there is superiority in certain points . The great difference be- tween man and man would , on these prin- ciples , consist in the art of transforming vitality into ...
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... whole valley springing up afresh under the breath of the spring . I have been the spectator of faults of conduct on the part of old men who will not grow old , and whose heart is in re- bellion against the natural law . I have watched ...
... whole valley springing up afresh under the breath of the spring . I have been the spectator of faults of conduct on the part of old men who will not grow old , and whose heart is in re- bellion against the natural law . I have watched ...
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... whole circle of mountains . Now the strip of blue sky which made its appearance at first behind the distant peaks has grown larger , has mounted to the zenith , and the dome of heaven , swept almost clear of cloud , sends streaming down ...
... whole circle of mountains . Now the strip of blue sky which made its appearance at first behind the distant peaks has grown larger , has mounted to the zenith , and the dome of heaven , swept almost clear of cloud , sends streaming down ...
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... whole allegiance is pledged . Besides , Christianity , being an X which each church defines in its own way , the author takes the same liberty , and defines the X in his way ; so that he is at once too free and not free enough ; too ...
... whole allegiance is pledged . Besides , Christianity , being an X which each church defines in its own way , the author takes the same liberty , and defines the X in his way ; so that he is at once too free and not free enough ; too ...
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... whole : therefore it cannot judge what the ocean is . In order to understand Christianity we must put it in its historical place in its proper frame- work ; we must regard it as a part of the religious development of humanity , and so ...
... whole : therefore it cannot judge what the ocean is . In order to understand Christianity we must put it in its historical place in its proper frame- work ; we must regard it as a part of the religious development of humanity , and so ...
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