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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... bird or two coming after the crumbs , and the light smoke from the neighboring chimneys brightening up into the early sunshine . Even the dustman's bell is not unpleasant from its association ; and there is something absolutely musical ...
... bird or two coming after the crumbs , and the light smoke from the neighboring chimneys brightening up into the early sunshine . Even the dustman's bell is not unpleasant from its association ; and there is something absolutely musical ...
Page 40
... bird from briar ; And this ditty , after me , Sing and dance it trippingly . " Anon , the whole is vanished , and the dreamer , turning his eye down aside , almost looks for a laughing sprite gazing at him from a tiny chair , and ...
... bird from briar ; And this ditty , after me , Sing and dance it trippingly . " Anon , the whole is vanished , and the dreamer , turning his eye down aside , almost looks for a laughing sprite gazing at him from a tiny chair , and ...
Page 47
... bird's feather exhibited in company , or a piece of sea - weed , or a shell that contained the stupidest of created beings , every one is happy to look at it , and the most fas- tidious pretender in the room will delight to expatiate on ...
... bird's feather exhibited in company , or a piece of sea - weed , or a shell that contained the stupidest of created beings , every one is happy to look at it , and the most fas- tidious pretender in the room will delight to expatiate on ...
Page 75
... " Pantheon , " part 4 , chap . iii . sect . 4. The genius speaks Greek , which was better bred of him than having a beard . Franckly each paramour his leman knowes ; Each bird his GENII OF ANTIQUITY AND THE POETS . 75.
... " Pantheon , " part 4 , chap . iii . sect . 4. The genius speaks Greek , which was better bred of him than having a beard . Franckly each paramour his leman knowes ; Each bird his GENII OF ANTIQUITY AND THE POETS . 75.
Page 76
... bird his mate ; ne any does envy Their goodly meriment and gay felicity . There is continual spring , and harvest there Continuall , both meeting at one tyme : For both the boughes doe laughing blossoms beare , And with fresh colours ...
... bird his mate ; ne any does envy Their goodly meriment and gay felicity . There is continual spring , and harvest there Continuall , both meeting at one tyme : For both the boughes doe laughing blossoms beare , And with fresh colours ...
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