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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... Bricklayers , and An Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Old Book ; A Rainy I ) ay
; The East Romance of Commonplace ; AmiableWind ; Strawberries ; The Waiter :
ness Superior to Common Intellect ; The Butcher ; A Pinch of Snuff ; Life After I ...
... Bricklayers , and An Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Old Book ; A Rainy I ) ay
; The East Romance of Commonplace ; AmiableWind ; Strawberries ; The Waiter :
ness Superior to Common Intellect ; The Butcher ; A Pinch of Snuff ; Life After I ...
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... how these great men and poets appeared in common , what habits they loved ,
in what way they talked and meditated , nay , in what postures they delighted to
sit , and whether they indulged in the same tricks and little comforts that we do .
... how these great men and poets appeared in common , what habits they loved ,
in what way they talked and meditated , nay , in what postures they delighted to
sit , and whether they indulged in the same tricks and little comforts that we do .
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... altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves
on the appeal , and face it out gravely till the morning . If a 2011 juni common
visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion A DAY BY THE FIRE .
37.
... altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves
on the appeal , and face it out gravely till the morning . If a 2011 juni common
visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion A DAY BY THE FIRE .
37.
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common visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion , to sit beyond
all reasonable hour , it must be reckoned as a fatality , as an ignorance of men
and things , against which you cannot possibly provide : as a sort of visitation ...
common visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion , to sit beyond
all reasonable hour , it must be reckoned as a fatality , as an ignorance of men
and things , against which you cannot possibly provide : as a sort of visitation ...
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It is a name by which the others are very commonly known ; though they might
rather be called persons of simple common sense , and , in fact , have just
enough of that valuable quality to inspire them with the very quietness which
brings them ...
It is a name by which the others are very commonly known ; though they might
rather be called persons of simple common sense , and , in fact , have just
enough of that valuable quality to inspire them with the very quietness which
brings them ...
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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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