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Page viii
... writer of the Journal had been during his lifetime wholly unknown to the general European public . In Geneva itself he had been commonly regarded as a man who had signally disappointed the hopes and expectations of his friends , whose ...
... writer of the Journal had been during his lifetime wholly unknown to the general European public . In Geneva itself he had been commonly regarded as a man who had signally disappointed the hopes and expectations of his friends , whose ...
Page ix
... mental story , he showed himself fully conscious of the rare and delicate qualities of the new writer . ' La rêverie a réussi a notre auteur , ' he says , a little reluctantly for M. Caro has his doubts as to the INTRODUCTION ix.
... mental story , he showed himself fully conscious of the rare and delicate qualities of the new writer . ' La rêverie a réussi a notre auteur , ' he says , a little reluctantly for M. Caro has his doubts as to the INTRODUCTION ix.
Page x
... writer , whose article is perhaps chiefly interesting as showing the kind of effect produced by Amiel's thought on minds of a type essentially alien from his own . There is a leaven of something positive and austere , of something which ...
... writer , whose article is perhaps chiefly interesting as showing the kind of effect produced by Amiel's thought on minds of a type essentially alien from his own . There is a leaven of something positive and austere , of something which ...
Page xi
... writer access to certain manuscript material in his possession , even the sketch which follows , vague and imperfect as it necessarily is , would have been impossible . * Henri Frédéric Amiel was born at Geneva in September 1821 . He ...
... writer access to certain manuscript material in his possession , even the sketch which follows , vague and imperfect as it necessarily is , would have been impossible . * Henri Frédéric Amiel was born at Geneva in September 1821 . He ...
Page xiv
... writer goes on to set the difficulty of M. Rio's task against its attractiveness , to insist on the intricacy of the investigations involved , and on the impossibility of making the two instruments on which their success depends - the ...
... writer goes on to set the difficulty of M. Rio's task against its attractiveness , to insist on the intricacy of the investigations involved , and on the impossibility of making the two instruments on which their success depends - the ...
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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 |
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