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Histoire des Ordres Religieux, Sacchetti's
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Novelle, Sismondi's
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History of the Italian Republics,
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Osservatore Fiorentino, Tennemann's
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History of Philosophy, T. A. Trollope's
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Beata, Sismondi's
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Le Moyen Age Illustré,
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The Monks of the West,
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Introduction to Savonarola's Poems, by Audin de Réans, Renan's
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Études d'Histoire Religieuse, Virgil's
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Eclogues, Buhle's
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History of Modern Philosophy, Hallam on the
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Study of Roman Law in the Middle Ages, Gibbon on the
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Revival of Greek Learning, Nardi, Bulwer's
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Rienzi, Burlamacchi's
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Life of Savonarola, Pulci, Villari's
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Life of Savonarola, Mrs. Jameson's
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Sacred and Legendary Art,
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Hymni and Epigrammati of Marullus, Politian's
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Epistles, Marchese's Works, Tiraboschi, Rock's
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Hierurgia, Pettigrew
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On Medical Superstition, Manni's
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Life of Burchiello, Machiavelli's Works, Ginguené, Muratori
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On Proper Names, Cicero
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De Officiis, Petrarch's Letters, Craik's
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History of English Literature,
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Conti Carnivaleschi,
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Mill on the Floss success--6000 sold--Letter to John Blackwood--French translation of
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Adam Bede, by M. d'Albert of Geneva--Letter to Miss Hennell on her
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Thoughts in Aid of Faith --Letter to John Blackwood on Sir Edward Lytton's criticism of
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The Mill on the Floss --Letter to Mrs. Bray, recalling feelings on journey to Italy in 1849--Letter to Miss Sara Hennell--Article on Strikes, by Henry Fawcett, in _Westminster_--Sitting to Lawrence for portrait--Letter to Madame Bodichon--Interest in her schools--Letter to Miss Hennell, explaining criticism of
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Thoughts in Aid of Faith --Reading Emerson's
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Man the Reformer --Deprecates writing about opinions on large questions in letters--Letter to John Blackwood--Italian novel project--Letter to Madame Bodichon--Love of the country--Removal to 10 Harewood Square--
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Brother Jacob written--Letter to Mrs. Congreve--Frederic Harrison's article in _Westminster_ on
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Essays and Reviews --Letter to John Blackwood--Religious party standpoint--Classical quotations--Letter to Miss Hennell on re-reading
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Thoughts in Aid of Faith --Tribute to Mr. Lewes's dispassionate judgment--Suffering from loss of the country--Independence secured--Anthony Trollope and Arthur Helps--Queen's admiration of
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Mill on the Floss --Writing
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Silas Marner a sudden inspiration--Letter to Mrs. Congreve--Monday Popular Concerts--Moved to 16 Blandford Square--Waste of time in furnishing--Letter to Madame Bodichon--On religious forms and ceremonies--Herbert Spencer's new work, the best thing he has done--Letter to John Blackwood--
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Silas Marner --Letters to Mrs. Congreve--Zoological Gardens--Visit to Dorking--Letter to John Blackwood--Scott--Letters to Miss Hennell--Private correspondence--Letter to Mrs. Congreve--Arthur Clough's death--Letter to John Blackwood--
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Silas Marner --Books belong to successive mental phases--
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Silas Marner finished--Visit to Hastings--Letter to Charles Bray--Marriage of Mr. William Smith--Letter to John Blackwood--Subscription to
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Silas Marner 3300--Article in _Macmillan_ on
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The Mill --Letter to Mrs. Peter Taylor--Position--Letter to John Blackwood--Total Subscription to
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Silas Marner 5500--Criticism on
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The Mill --Letter to Mrs. P. Taylor--Never pays visits--Letter to Miss Hennell--Hearing Beethoven and Mendelssohn music--Start on second journey to Italy--Letter to Charles Lewes, describing drive from Toulon to Nice--Arrival at Florence--Letter to John Blackwood--No painting of misers with paper money--Letter to Charles Lewes--Feels hopeful about future work--Letter to John Blackwood--Italian novel simmering--Letter to Charles Lewes--Beatrice Trollope--Expedition to Camaldoli and La Vernia with Mr. T. A. Trollope--Return home by Lago Maggiore and St. Gothard--Dinner at Greenwich with John Blackwood, Colonel Hamley, etc.--Reflections on waste of youth--Letters to Miss Hennell describing La Vernia--Improvement in general philosophic attitude--Articles on
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Study of History in the _Cornhill_--Positivism one-sided--Admiration of Comte--Letter to Miss Hennell--Fechter in Hamlet--The Liturgy of the English Church--Depression--Musical Evenings with Mr. Pigott and Mr. Redford--Trip to Malvern--Letter to Miss Hennell--New grand piano--Began
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Romola --Saturday visitors--Letter to Mrs. Congreve--Better spirits--Renewed depression--Letter to Miss Hennell--Time flying--Fechter as Othello--Letter to Miss Hennell--Lewes busy with Aristotle--Bulwer--George Dawson--Reading towards
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Romola
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Thoughts in Aid of Faith.
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And how can it be otherwise than real to us, this belief that has nourished the souls of us all, and seems to have moulded actually anew their internal constitution, as well as stored them up with its infinite variety of external interests and associations! What other than a very real thing has it been in the life of the world--sprung out of, and again causing to spring forth, such volumes of human emotion--making a current, as it were, of feeling, that has drawn within its own sphere all the moral vitality of so many ages! In all this reality of influence there is indeed the testimony of Christianity having truly formed an integral portion of the organic life of humanity. The regarding it as a mere excrescence, the product of morbid, fanatical humors, is a reaction of judgment, that, it is to be hoped, will soon be seen on all hands to be in no way implied of necessity in the formal rejection of it.
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These sentiments, which are born within us, slumbering as it were in our nature, ready to be awakened into action immediately they are roused by hint of corresponding circumstances, are drawn out of the whole of previous human existence. They constitute our treasured inheritance out of all the life that has been lived before us, to which no age, no human being who has trod the earth and laid himself to rest, with all his mortal burden upon her maternal bosom, has failed to add his contribution. No generation has had its engrossing conflict, sorely battling out the triumphs of mind over material force, and through forms of monstrous abortions concurrent with its birth, too hideous for us now to bear in contemplation, moulding the early intelligence by every struggle, and winning its gradual powers--no single soul has borne itself through its personal trial--without bequeathing to us of its fruit. There is not a religious thought that we take to ourselves for secret comfort in our time of grief, that has not been distilled out of the multiplicity of the hallowed tears of mankind; not an animating idea is there for our fainting courage that has not gathered its inspiration from the bravery of the myriad armies of the world's heroes.
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Education of the Feelings.