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 27
Time will run On smoother , till Favonius re - inspire The frozen 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
...
Time will run On smoother , till Favonius re - inspire The frozen 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
...
Page 30
... and 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 ...
... and 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 ...
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Alas , that flights so lofty should ever be connected with 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 !
Alas , that flights so lofty should ever be connected with 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 !
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... altars of japan they raise The silver lamp ; the fiery spirits blaze ; From silver
spouts the grateful liquors glide , And China's earth receives the smoking tide : At
once they gratify the scent and taste , And frequent cups prolong the rich repast .
... altars of japan they raise The silver lamp ; the fiery spirits blaze ; From silver
spouts the grateful liquors glide , And China's earth receives the smoking tide : At
once they gratify the scent and taste , And frequent cups prolong the rich repast .
Page 41
But 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 wind up
...
But 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 wind up
...
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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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