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Page 45
... , pure contemplation , the negation of will , calm- ness , and disinterestedness , an æsthetic study of the world , detachment from life , He the renunciation of all desire , solitary medi- tation AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 45.
... , pure contemplation , the negation of will , calm- ness , and disinterestedness , an æsthetic study of the world , detachment from life , He the renunciation of all desire , solitary medi- tation AMIEL'S JOURNAL . 45.
Page 109
... æsthetic spectacle , for the struggles of a soul passion- ately in search of truth . In Renan there are still some remains of priestly ruse ; he strangles with sacred cords . His tone of contemptuous indulgence towards a more or less ...
... æsthetic spectacle , for the struggles of a soul passion- ately in search of truth . In Renan there are still some remains of priestly ruse ; he strangles with sacred cords . His tone of contemptuous indulgence towards a more or less ...
Page 113
... æsthetic considerations are lost in moral sympathy ; she looks with her heart only ; she passes by the chapter of the beautiful , and goes on to the chapter of charm . I can do the same ; only it is by reflection and on second thoughts ...
... æsthetic considerations are lost in moral sympathy ; she looks with her heart only ; she passes by the chapter of the beautiful , and goes on to the chapter of charm . I can do the same ; only it is by reflection and on second thoughts ...
Page 222
... who believes himself in health . - 5th April 1877. I have been thinking over the pleasant evening of yesterday , an experience in which the sweets of friend- ship , the charm of mutual understanding , æsthetic pleasure 222 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... who believes himself in health . - 5th April 1877. I have been thinking over the pleasant evening of yesterday , an experience in which the sweets of friend- ship , the charm of mutual understanding , æsthetic pleasure 222 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page 223
... æsthetic pleasure , and a general sense of comfort , were happily combined and inter- mingled . There was not a crease in the rose - leaf . Why ? Because all that is pure , all that is honest , all that is excellent , all that is lovely ...
... æsthetic pleasure , and a general sense of comfort , were happily combined and inter- mingled . There was not a crease in the rose - leaf . Why ? Because all that is pure , all that is honest , all that is excellent , all that is lovely ...
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