Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xiv
... impressions produced on him by books . But his Journal was , above all , the confidant of his most private and intimate thoughts ; a means whereby the thinker became conscious of his own inner life ; a safe shelter wherein his ...
... impressions produced on him by books . But his Journal was , above all , the confidant of his most private and intimate thoughts ; a means whereby the thinker became conscious of his own inner life ; a safe shelter wherein his ...
Page xvi
... impression made by it was deepened and extended by the publication of the second volume in 1884 ; and it is now not too much to say that this remarkable record of a life has made its way to what promises to be a permanent place in ...
... impression made by it was deepened and extended by the publication of the second volume in 1884 ; and it is now not too much to say that this remarkable record of a life has made its way to what promises to be a permanent place in ...
Page xxi
... impression already made on contemporary thought by the Journal Intime . ' I wish to convey to you , sir , ' writes the Rector of Lincoln , ' the thanks of one at least of the public for giving the light to this precious record of a ...
... impression already made on contemporary thought by the Journal Intime . ' I wish to convey to you , sir , ' writes the Rector of Lincoln , ' the thanks of one at least of the public for giving the light to this precious record of a ...
Page xxvi
... membership , made a deep impression on him , and certain mystical elements of character , which re- mained strong in him to the end , showed themselves very early . At the Collège or Public School xxvi AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... membership , made a deep impression on him , and certain mystical elements of character , which re- mained strong in him to the end , showed themselves very early . At the Collège or Public School xxvi AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page xxvii
... none has effaced the deep impression made upon him by these lectures . Coming as they did at a favourable moment , and answering many a positive question and many a vague aspiration of youth , they ex- ercised INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
... none has effaced the deep impression made upon him by these lectures . Coming as they did at a favourable moment , and answering many a positive question and many a vague aspiration of youth , they ex- ercised INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
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