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
... little sparkles fly up from the coal- dust that falls within , while from the masses themselves , a roaring flame mounts aloft with a deep and fitful sound as epithets again ; I must recur to of a shaken 16 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... little sparkles fly up from the coal- dust that falls within , while from the masses themselves , a roaring flame mounts aloft with a deep and fitful sound as epithets again ; I must recur to of a shaken 16 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
Page 29
... falling in , a fleettering fume , a miniature mockery of a flash of lightning , nothing escapes the eye and the imagination . Sometimes a little flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle ; sometimes it swells out ...
... falling in , a fleettering fume , a miniature mockery of a flash of lightning , nothing escapes the eye and the imagination . Sometimes a little flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle ; sometimes it swells out ...
Page 31
... fall the curtains , wheel the sofa round , And , while the bubbling and loud - hissing urn Throws up a steamy column , and the cups That cheer , but not inebriate , wait on each , So let us welcome peaceful evening in . " Never was snug ...
... fall the curtains , wheel the sofa round , And , while the bubbling and loud - hissing urn Throws up a steamy column , and the cups That cheer , but not inebriate , wait on each , So let us welcome peaceful evening in . " Never was snug ...
Page 44
... falls to stirring his tea with a half - inquiring glance at the rest of the company , - just as much as to say , " a fellow not overburdened , eh ? " or , " who the devil has Tom got here ? " - - Like all who are tyrannically given ...
... falls to stirring his tea with a half - inquiring glance at the rest of the company , - just as much as to say , " a fellow not overburdened , eh ? " or , " who the devil has Tom got here ? " - - Like all who are tyrannically given ...
Page 53
... falls upon the people ; when a fated man in a tragedy is described sleeping at the foot of an altar with three tre- mendous looking women ( the furies ) keeping an eye upon him ; when a doomed old man in a grove is called away by a ...
... falls upon the people ; when a fated man in a tragedy is described sleeping at the foot of an altar with three tre- mendous looking women ( the furies ) keeping an eye upon him ; when a doomed old man in a grove is called away by a ...
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