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 14
... mean while , the urn leaves off its " bubbling and hissing , ” — but then there is such an air with it ! My tea is made of cold water , - but then , the Greeks were such a nation ! - " " If there is any one thing that can reconcile me ...
... mean while , the urn leaves off its " bubbling and hissing , ” — but then there is such an air with it ! My tea is made of cold water , - but then , the Greeks were such a nation ! - " " If there is any one thing that can reconcile me ...
Page 22
... fact , were by no means deficient in enthusiasm at sight of a good fire ; and it is to be presumed that , if they had enjoyed such firesides as ours , they would have acknowledged the advantages which 22 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... fact , were by no means deficient in enthusiasm at sight of a good fire ; and it is to be presumed that , if they had enjoyed such firesides as ours , they would have acknowledged the advantages which 22 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
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... mean applause Pronounc'd , and in his volumes taught , our laws , Which others at their bar so often wrench ; To - day deep thoughts resolve with me to drench In mirth , that , after , no repenting draws . Let Euclid rest , and ...
... mean applause Pronounc'd , and in his volumes taught , our laws , Which others at their bar so often wrench ; To - day deep thoughts resolve with me to drench In mirth , that , after , no repenting draws . Let Euclid rest , and ...
Page 36
... means patronize them , as a conscientious firesider : for , not to mention all the other objections , the card - table is as awkward , in a fireside point of view , as the dinner - table , and is not to be compared with it in sociality ...
... means patronize them , as a conscientious firesider : for , not to mention all the other objections , the card - table is as awkward , in a fireside point of view , as the dinner - table , and is not to be compared with it in sociality ...
Page 44
... means confined to those who talk loudest , - these persons are apt to be as obse- quious and dumb - stricken before men of whom they have a lofty opinion as they are otherwise in the case above mentioned . This , indeed , is not always ...
... means confined to those who talk loudest , - these persons are apt to be as obse- quious and dumb - stricken before men of whom they have a lofty opinion as they are otherwise in the case above mentioned . This , indeed , is not always ...
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