Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Volumes 1-2Macmillan, 1913 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 67
Page xxvi
... bring Geneva also into the whirlpool of political change . -- In the same year - 1833 - that M. Rossi had left Geneva , Henri Frédéric Amiel , at twelve years old , was left orphaned of both his parents . They had died comparatively ...
... bring Geneva also into the whirlpool of political change . -- In the same year - 1833 - that M. Rossi had left Geneva , Henri Frédéric Amiel , at twelve years old , was left orphaned of both his parents . They had died comparatively ...
Page xxxvii
... brings those elements in him which belong to his French inheritance - and something individual besides , which is not French but Genevese - to bear on his new acquisitions , and the result is of the highest literary interest and value ...
... brings those elements in him which belong to his French inheritance - and something individual besides , which is not French but Genevese - to bear on his new acquisitions , and the result is of the highest literary interest and value ...
Page lxiv
... brings with it its natural consequences timidity of soul , paralysis of the will , complete self - dis- trust . To know is enough for me ; expres- sion seems to me often a profanity . What " - - I lack is character , will ...
... brings with it its natural consequences timidity of soul , paralysis of the will , complete self - dis- trust . To know is enough for me ; expres- sion seems to me often a profanity . What " - - I lack is character , will ...
Page lxxiv
... bring a certain gleam and sparkle into an otherwise sombre pic- ture . Amiel was never a master of poetical form ; his verse , compared to his prose , is tame and fettered : it never reaches the glow and splendour of expression which ...
... bring a certain gleam and sparkle into an otherwise sombre pic- ture . Amiel was never a master of poetical form ; his verse , compared to his prose , is tame and fettered : it never reaches the glow and splendour of expression which ...
Page 4
... Bring God down into your heart . Embalm your soul in Him now , make within you a temple for the Holy Spirit ; be diligent in good works , make others happier and better . Put personal ambition away from you , and then you will find ...
... Bring God down into your heart . Embalm your soul in Him now , make within you a temple for the Holy Spirit ; be diligent in good works , make others happier and better . Put personal ambition away from you , and then you will find ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able Amiel beauty become believe charm Châteaubriand Christian cism conscience consciousness critical death desire destiny divine doubt dream duty eternal everything evil existence faith feel force French friends Geneva Genevese German give Goethe happiness harmony heart heaven HENRI-FRÉDÉRIC AMIEL holiness hope human Hyères idea ideal illusion imagination impression individual infinite inner instinct intellectual Journal Intime justice kind labour less Liberal Christianity liberty literary living Madame de Staël Maine de Biran matter Maurice de Guérin melancholy ment mind monad moral Mozart mystery nature ness never once one's oneself ourselves passion peace perfect philosopher poetry possess pure realise reality religion religious Sainte-Beuve Scherer Schopenhauer secret seems sense society soul speak spirit Stoicism suffering talent things thought tion true truth understand universal Victor Cherbuliez Victor Hugo vidual whole WILLIAM WINTER word writer