Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xvii
... eternal answering of feeling to feeling , which is one of the great principles , per- haps the greatest principle , at the root of literature . M. Scherer naturally was the first among the recognised guides of opinion to attempt the ...
... eternal answering of feeling to feeling , which is one of the great principles , per- haps the greatest principle , at the root of literature . M. Scherer naturally was the first among the recognised guides of opinion to attempt the ...
Page lxxvi
... eternal friendship over Gretchen's game of ' Er liebt mich - liebt mich nicht , ' one hears the same tender note . ' Merci , prophétique fleurette , Corolle à l'oracle vainqueur , Car voilà trois ans , paquerette , Que tu m'ouvris un ...
... eternal friendship over Gretchen's game of ' Er liebt mich - liebt mich nicht , ' one hears the same tender note . ' Merci , prophétique fleurette , Corolle à l'oracle vainqueur , Car voilà trois ans , paquerette , Que tu m'ouvris un ...
Page xci
... Eternal . Without attempting to define the indefin- able , the soul rises from the belief in the reality of love and duty to the belief in ' a holy will at the root of nature and destiny ' -for if man is capable of conceiving goodness ...
... Eternal . Without attempting to define the indefin- able , the soul rises from the belief in the reality of love and duty to the belief in ' a holy will at the root of nature and destiny ' -for if man is capable of conceiving goodness ...
Page xciii
... eternal life , is not a religion to be ashamed of . ' The world has found inspiration and guid- ance for eighteen centuries in the religious consciousness of Jesus . ' The Gospel has modified the world and consoled mankind , ' and so 6 ...
... eternal life , is not a religion to be ashamed of . ' The world has found inspiration and guid- ance for eighteen centuries in the religious consciousness of Jesus . ' The Gospel has modified the world and consoled mankind , ' and so 6 ...
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... eternal , and to enjoy the rest as a loan , a usufruct . To adore , to understand , to receive , to feel , to give , to act : there is my law , my duty , my happiness , my heaven . Let come what come will - even death . Only be at peace ...
... eternal , and to enjoy the rest as a loan , a usufruct . To adore , to understand , to receive , to feel , to give , to act : there is my law , my duty , my happiness , my heaven . Let come what come will - even death . Only be at peace ...
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adore æsthetics Amiel Atheism beauty become believe charm Châteaubriand Christianity Church conscience consciousness critical death desire destiny divine doubt dream duty eternal everything evil existence faith feel force France Freethinkers Freethought French friends Geneva Genevese Genghis Khan genius George Sand German give Goethe happiness harmony heart heaven HENRI-FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL hope human idea ideal illusion imagination impression individual infinite inner instinct intellectual Journal Intime justice kind labour Liberal Christianity liberty literary literature contrasted living Madame de Staël Maine de Biran matter melancholy ment mind monad moral mystery nature ness never once one's oneself ourselves passion peace Pensées perfection philosophy poet poetry possess realise reality religion religious Rousseau Sainte-Beuve Scherer Schopenhauer secret seems sense Shibboleth society soul speak spirit talent things thought tion true truth understand universal Victor Cherbuliez Victor Hugo victory whole word writer