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Excerpt from The Life and Opinions of M. Frederic-Thomas Graindorge: Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Jena Special Partner in the House of Graindorce Co, , Oils and Salt Pork, Cincinnati, U. S. A, Collected and PublishedWrite very much as other people do. Ordinarily he stood erect, his back to the fire-place, and dropped his phrases one by one without any in ¿ection of voice. His phrases in themselves were mere statements offaa's, dul...

Excerpt from Life and Letters of H. Taine: 1853-1870Hippolyte taine, having successfully defended his Thesis, spent a short holiday in the Ardennes on the occasion of his elder sister's marriage, 1 and returned to Paris to resume his laborious career. He supported himself by means of a few private lessons and Spent much of his time in public libraries, collecting material for the Essay on titus'livius, to which he gave up his summer holidays.A...

Excerpt from Les Origines de la France Contemporaine, Vol. 10: Le Régime Moderne, Tome DeuxièmeSemblés dans la même main, tous les pouvoirs locaux conférés par le pouvoir du centre, et, pour exercer ce pouvoir suprême, un chefrésolu, d'une intelligence aussi haute que sa place, ensuite, une armée régulièrement payée soigneusement équipée, suffisamment habillée et nourrie, exactement disciplinée, partant obéissante et capable de fonctionner san...

Excerpt from Philosophie de l'Art, Vol. 1En commençant ce cours, je voulais vous demander deux choses dont j'ai grand besoin votre attention d'abord, ensuite et surtout votre bienveillance. L'accueil que vous voulez bien me faire me persuade que vous m'accorderez l'une et l'autre. Je vous en remercie d'avance très vivement et très sincèrement.Le sujet dont je compte vous entretenir cette année est l'histoire de l'art, et principalement l'histo...

Excerpt from Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise, Vol. 2Il faut regarder de plus près ce monde, et, sous les idées qui se développent, chercher les hommes qui vivent, c'est le théâtre qui, par excellence, est le fruit original dela Renaissance anglaise, et c'est le théâtre qui, par excellence, rendra visibles les hommes de la Renaissance anglaise. Quarante poètes, parmi eux dix hommes supérieurs, et le plus grand de tous les artistes qui avec ...

Excerpt from On IntelligenceIF I am not mistaken, we mean now-a-days by Intelligence, what was formerly called Understanding or Intellect - that is to say, the faculty of knowing, this, at least, is the sense in which I have taken the word.At all events, I here intend to examine our knowledge, that is to say, our cognitions, and nothing else. The words faculty, capacity, power, which have played so great a part in psychology, are only, as we s...

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Excerpt from History of English Literature, Vol. 1Maintenant, supposez um des cinq on six grands individus qui ont joué le premier role sur la scene du monde, Alexandre, Napoléon, Newton, Dante, admettez que par um bonheur extraordinaire, nous ayons une quantité de peintures authentiques, intactes et fraiches, aquarelles, dessins, esquisses, grands portraits en pied, qui nous le re présentent a tous les ages de sa vie, avec ses divers costumes...

Excerpt from History of English LiteratureHistory of English literature worthy of its author and of its subject A copious Index Will be found at the end of the Second Volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work,...

Excerpt from History of English Literature, Vol. 3: Part IGravity and rationality - Solid studies and exact observation - His knowledge of men and business habits - Nobility of his character and conduct Elevation of his morality and religion - How his life and character have contributed to the pleasant ness and usefulness of his writings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ...

Excerpt from History of English Literature, Vol. 2: Part IIDryden - Disparity of his comedies - Unskilfulness of his indecencies - How he translates Moliere's.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the...

Excerpt from Les Origines de la France ContemporaineThe raison d'être of this text is the recommendation of Taine's Les Origines de la France Contemporain, in selected portions, by the Modern Language Association of America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the...

Excerpt from Essais de Critique: Et d'HistoireIl est tout entier compris dans cette remarque que les choses morales ont, comme les choses physiques, des dépendances et des conditions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct ...

Excerpt from Journeys Through France: Being Impressions of the ProvincesAugust 20, 1863. - Here are some of the impressions borne in upon me during an after-dinner walk.Over all there is a distinct sense of comfort, not unlike what one feels in Flanders and in England. Nowhere is one reminded of the petty respectability of the midland towns, with their fussing and overreaching activity.Before I left Paris I had witnessed the illuminations of A...

Excerpt from De l'Intelligence, Vol. 2Carpenter. Expériences du Dr Tucke. Prédominance des images et de l'action des hémisphères.V. Conséquences. Présence des images dans toutes les repre scutations sensibles et dans toutes les idées pures. Dans toutes les perceptions extérieures, souvenirs, prévisions, actes de conscience. Tendance générale de l'esprit à l'hallu cination. Dans toutes nos opérations mentales, il y a une hallucination, au moins...

Excerpt from De l'Intelligence, Vol. 2Nous avons conscience de nos états, nous nous en souvenons, nous en prévoyons plusieurs. Nous per savons les objets extérieurs, nous nous souvenons de leurs changements, nous en prévoyons beaucoup. Outre ces opérations qui nous sont communes avec les animaux, il en est d'autres qui nous sont propres.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from H. Taine, Sa Vie Et Sa Correspondance, Vol. 2: Le Critique Et le Philosophe, 1853-1870Le tome I de la Correspondance contenait les lettres de M. T eine, jusqu'à la soutenance de ses thèses. Celui-ci embrasse la période de dim - sept nu. Qui s'est écoulée de 1855 à la guerre franco-alle mande c'est l'époque où furent écrites toutes ses oeuvres de critique et de phi1030phie. Le troisième volume comprendra la correspondance du 1870 1...

Excerpt from L'Ancien Régime: Abridged And Edited With Introduction, Notes And VocabularyThe life of Taine was the quiet life of the scholar, offering no other adventures than those of an excursive intelligence, which, like Bacon's, seemed to have taken all knowledge for its province. Few men in the nineteenth century explored more varied fields of thought, none, perhaps, accumulated ampler stores of knowledge.About the PublisherForgotten Book...

Excerpt from Les Origines de la France ContemporaineTaine is distinguished as a writer of brilliancy, breadth of culture, and philosophical earnestness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origin...

Excerpt from Les Origines de la France Contemporaine: L'Ancien RégimeVoix. A cet égard, nos préférences seraient vaines, d'avance la nature et l'histoire ont choisi pour nous.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work...