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... discover them in others . In Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung he relates how in his youth he could not bear the idea that his father was a middle - class lawyer in Frankfurt . He felt that noble blood must flow in his veins . So he sought ...
... discover them in others . In Goethe's Wahrheit und Dichtung he relates how in his youth he could not bear the idea that his father was a middle - class lawyer in Frankfurt . He felt that noble blood must flow in his veins . So he sought ...
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... Rouge et le Noir . Contemporary criticism was outraged . Even Sainte - Beuve , who needed only to look into his own heart to discover what contrary qualities could exist side by side in some kind of harmony , [ 69 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... Rouge et le Noir . Contemporary criticism was outraged . Even Sainte - Beuve , who needed only to look into his own heart to discover what contrary qualities could exist side by side in some kind of harmony , [ 69 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... discover myself subconsciously working to a certain end . The end was to develop my character and so make up for the deficiencies in my natural gifts . I have a clear and logical brain , but not a very subtle nor a very powerful one ...
... discover myself subconsciously working to a certain end . The end was to develop my character and so make up for the deficiencies in my natural gifts . I have a clear and logical brain , but not a very subtle nor a very powerful one ...
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