Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri Frédéric Amiel, Volumes 1-2Macmillan, 1913 |
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Page xii
... reality working out the mission assigned him in the spiritual economy , and faithfully obeying the secret mandate which had im- pressed itself upon his youthful conscious- ness : - Let the living live ; and you , gather together your ...
... reality working out the mission assigned him in the spiritual economy , and faithfully obeying the secret mandate which had im- pressed itself upon his youthful conscious- ness : - Let the living live ; and you , gather together your ...
Page xiv
... realities of existence . ' Thus modestly announced , the little vol- ume made its quiet début . It contained nothing , or almost nothing , of ordinary biographical material , M. Scherer's Intro- duction supplied such facts as were abso ...
... realities of existence . ' Thus modestly announced , the little vol- ume made its quiet début . It contained nothing , or almost nothing , of ordinary biographical material , M. Scherer's Intro- duction supplied such facts as were abso ...
Page lvii
... reality bequeathed to us by the baffled and solitary thinker whose via dolorosa is before us . - The manner in which this intellectual idiosyncrasy we have been describing gradu- ally affected Amiel's life supplies abundant proof of its ...
... reality bequeathed to us by the baffled and solitary thinker whose via dolorosa is before us . - The manner in which this intellectual idiosyncrasy we have been describing gradu- ally affected Amiel's life supplies abundant proof of its ...
Page lviii
... Reality , the present , the irreparable , the necessary , repel and even terrify me . I have too much imagination , conscience , and penetration , and not enough character . The life of thought alone seems to me to have enough ...
... Reality , the present , the irreparable , the necessary , repel and even terrify me . I have too much imagination , conscience , and penetration , and not enough character . The life of thought alone seems to me to have enough ...
Page lxxv
... reality of the inner life which has left behind it so definite an image of itself . And every now and then the poems add a detail , a new impression , which seems by contrast to give fresh value to the fine - spun speculations , the ...
... reality of the inner life which has left behind it so definite an image of itself . And every now and then the poems add a detail , a new impression , which seems by contrast to give fresh value to the fine - spun speculations , the ...
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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