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... ourselves , although the Journal has attracted the atten- tion of all who keep a vigilant eye on the progress of foreign litera- ture , and although one or two appreciative articles have appeared on it in the magazines , the book has ...
... ourselves , although the Journal has attracted the atten- tion of all who keep a vigilant eye on the progress of foreign litera- ture , and although one or two appreciative articles have appeared on it in the magazines , the book has ...
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... ourselves before Jesus . We may be sus- picious of the clergy and refuse to have anything to do with cate- chisms , and yet love the Holy and the Just who came to save and not to curse . ' And in fact Amiel's whole life and thought are ...
... ourselves before Jesus . We may be sus- picious of the clergy and refuse to have anything to do with cate- chisms , and yet love the Holy and the Just who came to save and not to curse . ' And in fact Amiel's whole life and thought are ...
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... ourselves from all that is capable of being lost , to bind ourselves absolutely only to what is absolute and eternal , and to enjoy the rest as a loan , a usufruct . . . To adore , to under- stand , to receive , to feel , to give , to ...
... ourselves from all that is capable of being lost , to bind ourselves absolutely only to what is absolute and eternal , and to enjoy the rest as a loan , a usufruct . . . To adore , to under- stand , to receive , to feel , to give , to ...
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... ourselves contribute ? A few great old men - Schelling , Alexander von Humboldt , Schlosser -- still link us with the glorious past . Who is preparing to bear the weight of the future ? A shiver seizes us when the ranks grow thin around ...
... ourselves contribute ? A few great old men - Schelling , Alexander von Humboldt , Schlosser -- still link us with the glorious past . Who is preparing to bear the weight of the future ? A shiver seizes us when the ranks grow thin around ...
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... ourselves , Let us also be men . 3d March 1852. - Opinion has its value and even its power : to have it against us is painful when we are among friends , and harmful in the case of the outer world . We should neither flatter opinion nor ...
... ourselves , Let us also be men . 3d March 1852. - Opinion has its value and even its power : to have it against us is painful when we are among friends , and harmful in the case of the outer world . We should neither flatter opinion nor ...
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Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frederic Amiel - Primary Source ... Henri édéric Amiel,Humphry Ward No preview available - 2014 |
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri Frederic Amiel Henri-Frederic Amiel No preview available - 2016 |
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