Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xxxi
... probably hereditary and inevi- table , the years which followed these arti- cles , from 1842 to Christmas 1848 , were years of happiness and steady intellectual centre ― expansion . They were Amiel's Wander- jahre , INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
... probably hereditary and inevi- table , the years which followed these arti- cles , from 1842 to Christmas 1848 , were years of happiness and steady intellectual centre ― expansion . They were Amiel's Wander- jahre , INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
Page xxxiv
... happiest period of his life . The spell which Berlin laid upon him lasted long . ' Probably his happiness in Germany was partly owing to a sense of reaction against Geneva . There are signs that he had felt himself somewhat isolated at ...
... happiest period of his life . The spell which Berlin laid upon him lasted long . ' Probably his happiness in Germany was partly owing to a sense of reaction against Geneva . There are signs that he had felt himself somewhat isolated at ...
Page xliv
... happier and saner . As it was , Amiel threw himself into the competition for the chair , was appointed professor , and then found himself in a hopelessly false position , placed on the threshold of life , in relations and sur- roundings ...
... happier and saner . As it was , Amiel threw himself into the competition for the chair , was appointed professor , and then found himself in a hopelessly false position , placed on the threshold of life , in relations and sur- roundings ...
Page lii
... All the pleasant paths which traverse the kingdom of Knowledge , in which so many of us find shelter and life - long means of happiness , led Amiel straight into the wilderness of abstract speculation . And the lii AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... All the pleasant paths which traverse the kingdom of Knowledge , in which so many of us find shelter and life - long means of happiness , led Amiel straight into the wilderness of abstract speculation . And the lii AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page lviii
... happiness because I know myself . The ideal poisons for me all im- perfect possession . And I abhor useless regrets and repentances . ' It is the same , at bottom , with his profes- sorial work . He protects the intellectual freedom ...
... happiness because I know myself . The ideal poisons for me all im- perfect possession . And I abhor useless regrets and repentances . ' It is the same , at bottom , with his profes- sorial work . He protects the intellectual freedom ...
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