Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xiv
... existence . ' Thus modestly announced , the little vol- ume made its quiet début . It contained nothing , or almost nothing , of ordinary biographical material . M. Scherer's Intro- duction supplied such facts as were abso- lutely ...
... existence . ' Thus modestly announced , the little vol- ume made its quiet début . It contained nothing , or almost nothing , of ordinary biographical material . M. Scherer's Intro- duction supplied such facts as were abso- lutely ...
Page xxi
... existence at least one other soul which has lived through the same struggles , men- tal and moral , as Amiel . In your pathetic description of the volonté qui voudrait vou- loir , mais impuissante à se fournir à elle- même des motifs ...
... existence at least one other soul which has lived through the same struggles , men- tal and moral , as Amiel . In your pathetic description of the volonté qui voudrait vou- loir , mais impuissante à se fournir à elle- même des motifs ...
Page liii
... existence , which is going on within me - and this phenom- enology of myself serves as a window opened upon the mystery of the world . am , or rather my sensible consciousness is , concentrated upon this ideal standing - point , this ...
... existence , which is going on within me - and this phenom- enology of myself serves as a window opened upon the mystery of the world . am , or rather my sensible consciousness is , concentrated upon this ideal standing - point , this ...
Page liv
... existence , yet without ever attaining to self - intoxication or self - delusion , I come again upon the fathomless abyss , the silent and melancholy cavern , where dwell “ Die Mütter , " where sleeps that which neither lives nor dies ...
... existence , yet without ever attaining to self - intoxication or self - delusion , I come again upon the fathomless abyss , the silent and melancholy cavern , where dwell “ Die Mütter , " where sleeps that which neither lives nor dies ...
Page lxxxviii
... existence . Here , indeed , we come to the innermost secret of Amiel's charm , the fact which probably goes farther than any other to explain his fascination for a large and growing class of readers . For , while he represents all the ...
... existence . Here , indeed , we come to the innermost secret of Amiel's charm , the fact which probably goes farther than any other to explain his fascination for a large and growing class of readers . For , while he represents all the ...
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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