Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xxxvii
... talent , ' says M. Scherer , after dwelling on the rapid growth of his intel- lectual powers under German influence , ' the profit which Amiel derived from his stay at Berlin is more doubtful . Too long contact INTRODUCTION . XXXVII.
... talent , ' says M. Scherer , after dwelling on the rapid growth of his intel- lectual powers under German influence , ' the profit which Amiel derived from his stay at Berlin is more doubtful . Too long contact INTRODUCTION . XXXVII.
Page xlvii
... talents for their own sake , I let everything slip as soon as the hope of being loved for them and by them had for- saken me . A hermit against my will , I have not even found peace in solitude , because my inmost conscience has not ...
... talents for their own sake , I let everything slip as soon as the hope of being loved for them and by them had for- saken me . A hermit against my will , I have not even found peace in solitude , because my inmost conscience has not ...
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... talent but no grace , no distinction , the ac- cent of good company wanting . I under- stood how it is that Rousseau rouses particular kind of repugnance , the repug- nance of good taste , and I felt the danger to style involved in such ...
... talent but no grace , no distinction , the ac- cent of good company wanting . I under- stood how it is that Rousseau rouses particular kind of repugnance , the repug- nance of good taste , and I felt the danger to style involved in such ...
Page 17
... talent . Speak now , or be silent for ever . ' This appeal of the conscience is a solemn summons in the life of every man , solemn and awful as the trumpet of the last judg- ment . It cries , ' Art thou ready ? Give an account . Give an ...
... talent . Speak now , or be silent for ever . ' This appeal of the conscience is a solemn summons in the life of every man , solemn and awful as the trumpet of the last judg- ment . It cries , ' Art thou ready ? Give an account . Give an ...
Page 31
... , fascinated by his boldness , his grace , his energy , and his art , his sincerity and his talent ; and it was borne in upon me that for some men diffl- culties are a source of inspiration , so that what AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 31.
... , fascinated by his boldness , his grace , his energy , and his art , his sincerity and his talent ; and it was borne in upon me that for some men diffl- culties are a source of inspiration , so that what AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 31.
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