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Page xix
... turn a master . He speaks with dignity and authority , he has a graphic , vigorous prose at command , the form of expression is con- densed and epigrammatic , and there is a mixture of enthusiasm and criticism in his description of the ...
... turn a master . He speaks with dignity and authority , he has a graphic , vigorous prose at command , the form of expression is con- densed and epigrammatic , and there is a mixture of enthusiasm and criticism in his description of the ...
Page xxi
... turns upon himself . ' It is curious , but the idea of consideration has been to me so little of a motive that I have not even been conscious of such an idea . But ought I not to have been conscious of it ? ' he asks himself anxiously ...
... turns upon himself . ' It is curious , but the idea of consideration has been to me so little of a motive that I have not even been conscious of such an idea . But ought I not to have been conscious of it ? ' he asks himself anxiously ...
Page xxvi
... turn away from it ; or rather , I can- not either be content with the second - best , or discover anything which satisfies my aspiration . The real disgusts me , and I cannot find the ideal . ' And so one thing after another is put away ...
... turn away from it ; or rather , I can- not either be content with the second - best , or discover anything which satisfies my aspiration . The real disgusts me , and I cannot find the ideal . ' And so one thing after another is put away ...
Page xxxii
... turns away . I like this proof of vitality . ' His love of travelling never left him . Paris attracted him , as it attracts all who cling to letters , and he gained at one time or another a certain amount of acquaintance with French ...
... turns away . I like this proof of vitality . ' His love of travelling never left him . Paris attracted him , as it attracts all who cling to letters , and he gained at one time or another a certain amount of acquaintance with French ...
Page xxxiii
... turn of mind was cheerful ; up to the end he was young , a child even , amused by mere nothings ; and whoever had heard him laugh his hearty student's laugh would have found it difficult to identify him with the author of so many sombre ...
... turn of mind was cheerful ; up to the end he was young , a child even , amused by mere nothings ; and whoever had heard him laugh his hearty student's laugh would have found it difficult to identify him with the author of so many sombre ...
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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 |
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel Henri Frederic Amiel,Humphry Ward No preview available - 2018 |
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