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 16
... better in this respect , and , by the help of a stout walk at noon , and getting , as it were , fairly into a favorite poet and a warm fire of an evening , begin to manage a cloud or an east wind tolerably well ; but still , for perfec ...
... better in this respect , and , by the help of a stout walk at noon , and getting , as it were , fairly into a favorite poet and a warm fire of an evening , begin to manage a cloud or an east wind tolerably well ; but still , for perfec ...
Page 20
... better access to the dishes , and that screens , if at all necessary , might be turned to better purpose as a general enclosure instead of a separation . But I hasten from dinner , according to notice ; and can- not but observe that ...
... better access to the dishes , and that screens , if at all necessary , might be turned to better purpose as a general enclosure instead of a separation . But I hasten from dinner , according to notice ; and can- not but observe that ...
Page 24
... better mor- ality and our patent fireplaces , to resemble the one I am now fancying . " Vides , ut altâ stet nive candidum Soracte , nec jam sustineant onus Silvæ laborantes , geluque Flumina constiterint acuto : Dissolve frigus ligna ...
... better mor- ality and our patent fireplaces , to resemble the one I am now fancying . " Vides , ut altâ stet nive candidum Soracte , nec jam sustineant onus Silvæ laborantes , geluque Flumina constiterint acuto : Dissolve frigus ligna ...
Page 35
... better climax of snugness than is presented in the following pleasing little verses . The author , I believe , is unknown , and may not have been much of a poet in matters of fiction ; but who will deny his taste for matters of reality ...
... better climax of snugness than is presented in the following pleasing little verses . The author , I believe , is unknown , and may not have been much of a poet in matters of fiction ; but who will deny his taste for matters of reality ...
Page 37
... better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their duty ! 66 Questo è il Paradiso , Più dolce , che fra l ' acque , e fra l ' arene In ciel son le Sirene . " TASSO . Rime Amorose . " Here ...
... better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their duty ! 66 Questo è il Paradiso , Più dolce , che fra l ' acque , e fra l ' arene In ciel son le Sirene . " TASSO . Rime Amorose . " Here ...
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