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Page 142
... ( Scheveningen ) . — Yes- terday , Sunday , the landscape was clear and distinct , the air bracing , the sea bright and gleaming , and of an ashy blue colour . There were beautiful effects of beach , sea , and distance ; and dazzling ...
... ( Scheveningen ) . — Yes- terday , Sunday , the landscape was clear and distinct , the air bracing , the sea bright and gleaming , and of an ashy blue colour . There were beautiful effects of beach , sea , and distance ; and dazzling ...
Page 146
... , and we say to it under our breath , ' Why - why - hast thou deceived me ? ' 19th August 1873 ( Scheveningen ) . — I have had a morning walk . It has been raining in the night . There are large clouds all 146 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... , and we say to it under our breath , ' Why - why - hast thou deceived me ? ' 19th August 1873 ( Scheveningen ) . — I have had a morning walk . It has been raining in the night . There are large clouds all 146 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
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... ( Scheveningen ) . — I have now watched the sea which beats upon this shore under many different aspects . On the whole , I should class it with the Baltic . As far as colour , effect , and land- scape go , it is widely different from the ...
... ( Scheveningen ) . — I have now watched the sea which beats upon this shore under many different aspects . On the whole , I should class it with the Baltic . As far as colour , effect , and land- scape go , it is widely different from the ...
Page 150
... ( Scheveningen ) . — The weather is rainy , the whole atmosphere gray ; it is a time favourable to thought and meditation . I have a liking for such days as these ; they revive one's converse with oneself 150 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... ( Scheveningen ) . — The weather is rainy , the whole atmosphere gray ; it is a time favourable to thought and meditation . I have a liking for such days as these ; they revive one's converse with oneself 150 AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
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... ( Scheveningen ) . — Why do doctors so often make mistakes ? Because they . are not sufficiently individual in their diag- noses or their treatment . They class a sick man under some given department of their nosology , whereas every ...
... ( Scheveningen ) . — Why do doctors so often make mistakes ? Because they . are not sufficiently individual in their diag- noses or their treatment . They class a sick man under some given department of their nosology , whereas every ...
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