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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... earth , and clothe in fresh attire The lily and rose , that neither sow'd nor spun , What neat repast shall feast us , light and choice , Of Attic taste , with wine , whence we may rise To hear the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice ...
... earth , and clothe in fresh attire The lily and rose , that neither sow'd nor spun , What neat repast shall feast us , light and choice , Of Attic taste , with wine , whence we may rise To hear the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice ...
Page 30
... earth and heaven contained in that sweet possession ; the poet , thoughtful as the one , and ardent as the other , springs off at once above the world , treads every turn of the harmonious spheres , darts up with gleaming wings through ...
... earth and heaven contained in that sweet possession ; the poet , thoughtful as the one , and ardent as the other , springs off at once above the world , treads every turn of the harmonious spheres , darts up with gleaming wings through ...
Page 31
... earth by threads as slender as they are long , and that the least twitch of the most commonplace hand should be able to snatch down the viewless wanderer to existing comforts ! The entrance of a single candle dissipates at once the ...
... earth by threads as slender as they are long , and that the least twitch of the most commonplace hand should be able to snatch down the viewless wanderer to existing comforts ! The entrance of a single candle dissipates at once the ...
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... earth receives the smoking tide : At once they gratify the scent and taste , And frequent cups prolong the rich repast . Straight hover round the fair her airy band ; Some , as she sipp'd , the fuming liquor fann'd ; Some o'er her lap ...
... earth receives the smoking tide : At once they gratify the scent and taste , And frequent cups prolong the rich repast . Straight hover round the fair her airy band ; Some , as she sipp'd , the fuming liquor fann'd ; Some o'er her lap ...
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... earth recalls us again ; the last flame is out ; the fading embers tinkle with a gaping dreariness ; and the chill reminds us where we should be . Another gaze on the hearth that has so cheered us , and the last , lingering action is to ...
... earth recalls us again ; the last flame is out ; the fading embers tinkle with a gaping dreariness ; and the chill reminds us where we should be . Another gaze on the hearth that has so cheered us , and the last , lingering action is to ...
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