Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric AmielMacmillan, 1893 - 721 pages |
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Page xli
... present to me , ' says M. Scherer . ' He was twenty - eight , and he had just come from Germany laden with science , but he wore his knowledge lightly , his looks were attractive , his con- versation INTRODUCTION . xli.
... present to me , ' says M. Scherer . ' He was twenty - eight , and he had just come from Germany laden with science , but he wore his knowledge lightly , his looks were attractive , his con- versation INTRODUCTION . xli.
Page lviii
... 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 elasticity and ...
... 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 elasticity and ...
Page lxx
... rooted in the past , and helping to sustain the present . He is convinced that no State can live and thrive without a certain number of national 6 ་ prejudices , without a priori beliefs and tra- ditions 1xx AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
... rooted in the past , and helping to sustain the present . He is convinced that no State can live and thrive without a certain number of national 6 ་ prejudices , without a priori beliefs and tra- ditions 1xx AMIEL'S JOURNAL .
Page lxxix
... present available for the description of Amiel's life and rela- tions towards the outside world . It is to be hoped that the friends to whom the · charge of his memory has been specially committed may INTRODUCTION . Ixxix.
... present available for the description of Amiel's life and rela- tions towards the outside world . It is to be hoped that the friends to whom the · charge of his memory has been specially committed may INTRODUCTION . Ixxix.
Page lxxx
... present somewhat overweighted in the Journal Intime . But whether biography or correspondence is ever forthcoming or not , the Journal remains and the Journal is the important matter . We shall read the Letters if they appear , as we ...
... present somewhat overweighted in the Journal Intime . But whether biography or correspondence is ever forthcoming or not , the Journal remains and the Journal is the important matter . We shall read the Letters if they appear , as we ...
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