A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto UncollectedIncludes papers on Heathen mythology, Genii of antiquity, Genii and fairies of the East, etc. |
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Page 34
it reminds me of the Turks and their Arabian tales , — an association infinitely
preferable to any Chinese ideas ; and , like the king who put his head into the tub
, I am transported into distant lands the moment I dip into the coffeecup , - at one ...
it reminds me of the Turks and their Arabian tales , — an association infinitely
preferable to any Chinese ideas ; and , like the king who put his head into the tub
, I am transported into distant lands the moment I dip into the coffeecup , - at one ...
Page 52
They dined and supped there , and made love like a party of gallants at a king ' s
table . A pretty girl served instead of a butler ; and the Muse played the part of a
band . * When they came down to earth , they behaved like the party going home
...
They dined and supped there , and made love like a party of gallants at a king ' s
table . A pretty girl served instead of a butler ; and the Muse played the part of a
band . * When they came down to earth , they behaved like the party going home
...
Page 64
Tooke ' s “ Pantheon " is a rifacimento of King ' s “ Pantheon , " which was a
translation from a Jesuit of the name of Pomey . It contains “ in every page , an
elaborate calumny , ” says Mr . Baldwin , “ upon the gods of the Greeks , and that
in the ...
Tooke ' s “ Pantheon " is a rifacimento of King ' s “ Pantheon , " which was a
translation from a Jesuit of the name of Pomey . It contains “ in every page , an
elaborate calumny , ” says Mr . Baldwin , “ upon the gods of the Greeks , and that
in the ...
Page 96
Oberon , the beautiful and beneficent , afterwards king of the Fairies , made his
appearance very early . He is the Elberich , or Rich Elf , of the Germans , and
became Oberon , with a French termination , in the romance of “ Huon de
Bourdeaux .
Oberon , the beautiful and beneficent , afterwards king of the Fairies , made his
appearance very early . He is the Elberich , or Rich Elf , of the Germans , and
became Oberon , with a French termination , in the romance of “ Huon de
Bourdeaux .
Page 99
In another poem , we meet with Pluto and Proserpine as the King and Queen of
Faerie ; where they sing and dance about a well , enjoying themselves in a
garden , and quoting Solomon . The “ ladies ” that wait upon them FAIRIES . 99.
In another poem , we meet with Pluto and Proserpine as the King and Queen of
Faerie ; where they sing and dance about a well , enjoying themselves in a
garden , and quoting Solomon . The “ ladies ” that wait upon them FAIRIES . 99.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Editor | Joseph Edward Babson |
| Publisher | Roberts Brothers, 1870 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 5 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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