French Prophets of Yesterday
French Prophets of Yesterday
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515, Notes aiid Thoughts. F G. Lanson. \ Poit-Eoyal. § Ibid. , Conclusia)i.
u 210 FRENCH PROPHETS OF YESTERDAY lighted for an instant in the midst of boundless night ! . . . How powerless one feels . . . When the goal is reached . . . When we discover in our turn that we are but a most fleeting illusion within the infinite Illusion ! " * There is earnestness in these words of despair ; there is a longing for eternal truth ; the Epicurean scepticism of Montaigne is left behind.
Joy and confidenc...e were slow in coming. In 1863, in reply to Guizot's Meditations, Sainte-Beuve gave us, in the portrait of a pure scientist, philosopher, or critic, partly his confession, partly his ideal. Modest and patient, the critic is a sceptic, that is to say not one who doubts, but one who examines. He will never know what he most ardently wishes to know : new discoveries will give rise to new questions ; the last word will ever be a secret. He knows that destruction is a perpetual law and condition of life, of its growth and progress ; he knows that Nature is hard and pitiless ; that most men are at the mercy of their impressions, and are changed by time, circumstances, and interests ; that annihilation and oblivion are our destiny here below ; that all promises of eternal life are but the echo of our own desires.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
515, Notes aiid Thoughts. F G. Lanson. \ Poit-Eoyal. § Ibid. , Conclusia)i.
u 210 FRENCH PROPHETS OF YESTERDAY lighted for an instant in the midst of boundless night ! . . . How powerless one feels . . . When the goal is reached . . . When we discover in our turn that we are but a most fleeting illusion within the infinite Illusion ! " * There is earnestness in these words of despair ; there is a longing for eternal truth ; the Epicurean scepticism of Montaigne is left behind.
Joy and confidenc...e were slow in coming. In 1863, in reply to Guizot's Meditations, Sainte-Beuve gave us, in the portrait of a pure scientist, philosopher, or critic, partly his confession, partly his ideal. Modest and patient, the critic is a sceptic, that is to say not one who doubts, but one who examines. He will never know what he most ardently wishes to know : new discoveries will give rise to new questions ; the last word will ever be a secret. He knows that destruction is a perpetual law and condition of life, of its growth and progress ; he knows that Nature is hard and pitiless ; that most men are at the mercy of their impressions, and are changed by time, circumstances, and interests ; that annihilation and oblivion are our destiny here below ; that all promises of eternal life are but the echo of our own desires.
What to read after French Prophets of Yesterday?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Albert Lon Gurard to read onlineMoreLess
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