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 22
I am much mistaken if our blazing fire and our freedom of speech would not give
him a warmer inspiration than ever he felt in the person of Demodocus , even
though placed on a lofty seat , and regaled with slices of brawn from a prince ' s ...
I am much mistaken if our blazing fire and our freedom of speech would not give
him a warmer inspiration than ever he felt in the person of Demodocus , even
though placed on a lofty seat , and regaled with slices of brawn from a prince ' s ...
Page 34
... at one minute ranging the valleys with Sindbad , at another encountering the
fairies on the wing by moonlight , at a third exploring the haunts of the cursed
Maugraby , or wrapt into the silence of that delicious solitude from which Prince
Agib ...
... at one minute ranging the valleys with Sindbad , at another encountering the
fairies on the wing by moonlight , at a third exploring the haunts of the cursed
Maugraby , or wrapt into the silence of that delicious solitude from which Prince
Agib ...
Page 36
... trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad
prince , and which are only tolerable , in my opinion , when we can be as mad as
he was , that is to say , at a round game , I cannot by any means patronize them ...
... trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad
prince , and which are only tolerable , in my opinion , when we can be as mad as
he was , that is to say , at a round game , I cannot by any means patronize them ...
Page 47
... the ancient mythology are of a very tangible order . They were personifications
of the power of the external world , and of the operations of the intellect ; and
sometimes merged themselves into the particular providence of an eminent
prince ...
... the ancient mythology are of a very tangible order . They were personifications
of the power of the external world , and of the operations of the intellect ; and
sometimes merged themselves into the particular providence of an eminent
prince ...
Page 111
Walk not I Like the young prince of pigmies ? Ha ! my knaves , We ' ll fill our
pockets . Look , look yonder , elves ; Would not yon apples tempt a better
conscience Than any we have , to rob an orchard ? Ha ! Fairies , like nymphs
with child ...
Walk not I Like the young prince of pigmies ? Ha ! my knaves , We ' ll fill our
pockets . Look , look yonder , elves ; Would not yon apples tempt a better
conscience Than any we have , to rob an orchard ? Ha ! Fairies , like nymphs
with child ...
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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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