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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... charms of his genial spirit and develop all the niceties of his fluent diction , and worthy of being domesticated among those choice family books which while away leisure hours with agreeable thoughts and fancies . " . E. P. Whipple ...
... charms of his genial spirit and develop all the niceties of his fluent diction , and worthy of being domesticated among those choice family books which while away leisure hours with agreeable thoughts and fancies . " . E. P. Whipple ...
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... charm To bless the doors from nightly harm . " But to attend to our fireside . The evening is beginning to gather in . The window , which presents a large face of watery gray , intersected by strong lines , is imperceptibly becoming ...
... charm To bless the doors from nightly harm . " But to attend to our fireside . The evening is beginning to gather in . The window , which presents a large face of watery gray , intersected by strong lines , is imperceptibly becoming ...
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... charm- ing us all with her voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the lightning of her fingers , should at the very mo- ment be trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad prince , and ...
... charm- ing us all with her voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the lightning of her fingers , should at the very mo- ment be trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad prince , and ...
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... charm o'er all . " This is the finished evening ; this the quickener at once and the calmer of tired thought ; this the spot where our better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their ...
... charm o'er all . " This is the finished evening ; this the quickener at once and the calmer of tired thought ; this the spot where our better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their ...
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... charm in watching out the decaying fire , -in getting closer and closer to it with tilted chair and knees against the bars , and letting the whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come whispering about the ...
... charm in watching out the decaying fire , -in getting closer and closer to it with tilted chair and knees against the bars , and letting the whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come whispering about the ...
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admiration Amadis of Gaul ancient angels appear Arabian Nights Arethuse balloon beautiful bird called charm creatures dancing delight demon devil divine earth elves evil eyes face fairy fancy fear feel fire fireside Genii genius gentle giant give gods Gog and Magog grace Greek hand happy head heard heaven Hesiod human imagination kind King King Arthur lady Lane Leigh Hunt lived Lloyd look lord lovers mermaid Milton mistress Morabec mountains Mythology Naiads nature Nereids never night nymphs Oberon one's Ovid Pari passage perhaps person Plato pleasant pleasure Plutarch poem poet poetry Prince Ahmed queen reader Reginald Scot romance round Satyr sense sing Sirens Socrates song sort soul speak Spenser spirit story supposed sweet taste tell thee thing thou thought tion Triton truth turn verses voice wings word young