The Metamorphoses of the Circle

action activity Amiel appears beauty becomes beginning body cause central century circle circular circumference comes concentration consciousness contemplation continuity contrary depth described diffusion dilation direction distance divine dream duration eternal everything everywhere existence expansion experience expression extends exterior extreme feeling final force future give growing hand heart human idea imagination immense infinite instant interior less light limits living longer lose lost matter means memory mind moment move movement nature never novel object once oneself pass passage past perfect peripheral poem poet poetry possession possible precisely present principle pure rays reality remains round Rousseau seems sensation sense sides simple soul space speak sphere spirit spread successive surface surrounding things thought tion true turn universe waves whole writes