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 19
... whole faculties ; and it is equally certain that he will be little inclined to protract the dinner beyond what he can help , for if ever a fireside becomes unpleas- ant , it is during that gross and pernicious prolongation of eating and ...
... whole faculties ; and it is equally certain that he will be little inclined to protract the dinner beyond what he can help , for if ever a fireside becomes unpleas- ant , it is during that gross and pernicious prolongation of eating and ...
Page 20
... whole annoyance vanishes at once ; the master or mistress might preside in the middle , as was the custom with the Romans , and thus propriety would be observed , while everybody had the sight and benefit of the fire ; not to mention ...
... whole annoyance vanishes at once ; the master or mistress might preside in the middle , as was the custom with the Romans , and thus propriety would be observed , while everybody had the sight and benefit of the fire ; not to mention ...
Page 39
... whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come whispering about the yielding fac- ulties . The world around is silent ; and for a moment the very cares of day seem to have gone with it to sleep , leav- ing you to ...
... whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come whispering about the yielding fac- ulties . The world around is silent ; and for a moment the very cares of day seem to have gone with it to sleep , leav- ing you to ...
Page 40
... whole band of fairies , ancient and modern , -the demons , sylphs , gnomes , sprites , elves , peries , genii , and above all , the fairies of the fireside , the sala- manders , lob - lie - by - the - fires , lars , lemures , larvæ ...
... whole band of fairies , ancient and modern , -the demons , sylphs , gnomes , sprites , elves , peries , genii , and above all , the fairies of the fireside , the sala- manders , lob - lie - by - the - fires , lars , lemures , larvæ ...
Page 49
... evil still remained ; the mystery of imperfection and of cause itself was only thrown back ; and in fact the invention of the Demiurgus was merely shifting the whole mystery of Deity from a first cause 4 HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY . 49.
... evil still remained ; the mystery of imperfection and of cause itself was only thrown back ; and in fact the invention of the Demiurgus was merely shifting the whole mystery of Deity from a first cause 4 HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY . 49.
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