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
The waking epicure rises with an elastic anticipation ; enjoys the freshening cold
water which endcars what is to come ; and even goes placidly through the
villanous scraping process which we soften down into the level and lawny
appellation ...
The waking epicure rises with an elastic anticipation ; enjoys the freshening cold
water which endcars what is to come ; and even goes placidly through the
villanous scraping process which we soften down into the level and lawny
appellation ...
Page 17
... stands at once in your hand , and looks as if it said , “ Come read me . ” Nor is it
the look of the newspaper only which the fire must render complete : it is the
interest of the ladies who may happen to form part of your family , - of your wife in
...
... stands at once in your hand , and looks as if it said , “ Come read me . ” Nor is it
the look of the newspaper only which the fire must render complete : it is the
interest of the ladies who may happen to form part of your family , - of your wife in
...
Page 25
Now , I reckon the nicety of social enjoyment to consist in the reverse ; and , after
partaking with Homer of his plentiful boiled and roast , and with Horace of his
flowercrowned wine - parties , the poetical reader must come at last to us ...
Now , I reckon the nicety of social enjoyment to consist in the reverse ; and , after
partaking with Homer of his plentiful boiled and roast , and with Horace of his
flowercrowned wine - parties , the poetical reader must come at last to us ...
Page 27
But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the perfection of the moment ,
is now alone . He was reading a minute or two ago , and for some time was
unconscious of the increasing dusk , till , on looking up , he perceived the objects
out ...
But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the perfection of the moment ,
is now alone . He was reading a minute or two ago , and for some time was
unconscious of the increasing dusk , till , on looking up , he perceived the objects
out ...
Page 29
... and then settle again , and his face comes out of the general darkness ,
earnest even in indolence , and pale in the very ruddiness of what it looks upon .
This is the only time , perhaps , at which sheer idleness is salutary and refreshing
.
... and then settle again , and his face comes out of the general darkness ,
earnest even in indolence , and pale in the very ruddiness of what it looks upon .
This is the only time , perhaps , at which sheer idleness is salutary and refreshing
.
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| 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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