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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The Essay is printed for the first time , and it was written in Hunt ' s old age ; but it
is full of light - heartedness , and belongs in feeling to a period at least as early as
that which produced the Stories from the Italian Poets . ' It is one of those ...
The Essay is printed for the first time , and it was written in Hunt ' s old age ; but it
is full of light - heartedness , and belongs in feeling to a period at least as early as
that which produced the Stories from the Italian Poets . ' It is one of those ...
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326 Sale of the late Mr . West ' s Pictures . . . . . . . . Translation from Milton into
Welsh . . . . . . 334 The Bull - Fight ; or , The Story of Don Alphonso de Melos and
the Jeweller ' s Daughter . . . . . . 343 Love and Will . . . . . . . . . . . 353 A DAY BY
THE ...
326 Sale of the late Mr . West ' s Pictures . . . . . . . . Translation from Milton into
Welsh . . . . . . 334 The Bull - Fight ; or , The Story of Don Alphonso de Melos and
the Jeweller ' s Daughter . . . . . . 343 Love and Will . . . . . . . . . . . 353 A DAY BY
THE ...
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Then , for imagination ' s sake , not for superstition ' s , are recalled the stories of
the Secret World and the midnight pranks of Fairyism . The fancy roams out of
doors after rustics led astray by the jacko ' - lantern , or minute laughings heard ...
Then , for imagination ' s sake , not for superstition ' s , are recalled the stories of
the Secret World and the midnight pranks of Fairyism . The fancy roams out of
doors after rustics led astray by the jacko ' - lantern , or minute laughings heard ...
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cided upon internal evidence ; facts prove that the essay was written by the
author of the “ Story of Rimini . ” The prolusion was originally published in the “
Reflector , " with Hunt ' s well - known signature , - 7 . It was afterwards re - printed
in the ...
cided upon internal evidence ; facts prove that the essay was written by the
author of the “ Story of Rimini . ” The prolusion was originally published in the “
Reflector , " with Hunt ' s well - known signature , - 7 . It was afterwards re - printed
in the ...
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Hence , the heathen gods were reflections of the qualities most admired or feared
during the times in which they originated ; and to the same cause were owing the
inconsistencies and the vices palmed upon them by the stories of different ...
Hence , the heathen gods were reflections of the qualities most admired or feared
during the times in which they originated ; and to the same cause were owing the
inconsistencies and the vices palmed upon them by the stories of different ...
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