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 21
The word snug , however , reminds me that amidst all the languages , ancient
and modern , it belongs exclusively to our own ; and that nothing but a want of
ideas suggested by that soul - wrapping epithet could have induced certain frigid
...
The word snug , however , reminds me that amidst all the languages , ancient
and modern , it belongs exclusively to our own ; and that nothing but a want of
ideas suggested by that soul - wrapping epithet could have induced certain frigid
...
Page 23
The ancient hearth was generally in the middle of the room , the ceiling of which
let out the smoke ; it was supplied with charcoal or faggots , and consisted
sometimes of a brazier or chafing - dish ( the focus of the Romans ) , Sometimes
of a ...
The ancient hearth was generally in the middle of the room , the ceiling of which
let out the smoke ; it was supplied with charcoal or faggots , and consisted
sometimes of a brazier or chafing - dish ( the focus of the Romans ) , Sometimes
of a ...
Page 40
Presently the whole band of fairies , ancient and modern , the demons , sylphs ,
gnomes , sprites , elves , peries , genii , and above all , the fairies of the fireside ,
the salamanders , lol - lie - ly - the - fires , lars , lemures , larvil , come flitting ...
Presently the whole band of fairies , ancient and modern , the demons , sylphs ,
gnomes , sprites , elves , peries , genii , and above all , the fairies of the fireside ,
the salamanders , lol - lie - ly - the - fires , lars , lemures , larvil , come flitting ...
Page 47
HE divinities of 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
...
HE divinities of 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
...
Page 54
Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian
land Men call'd him Vulciber ; and how he fell From heav'n , they fabled , thrown
by angry Jove Sheer o'er the crystal battlements . From morn To noon he fell ...
Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian
land Men call'd him Vulciber ; and how he fell From heav'n , they fabled , thrown
by angry Jove Sheer o'er the crystal battlements . From morn To noon he fell ...
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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 | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2019 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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