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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... feeling as thus embodied and expressed . " - H . T. Tuckerman . " Whether Leigh Hunt was a man of genius , or only of surpassing talent , is a question which we willingly leave to the critics who find tweedledee differ- ent from ...
... feeling as thus embodied and expressed . " - H . T. Tuckerman . " Whether Leigh Hunt was a man of genius , or only of surpassing talent , is a question which we willingly leave to the critics who find tweedledee differ- ent from ...
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... feel as if I had sent off a good , plain , faithful old friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for a superficial , smooth - faced upstart of a fel- low , who , after a little promising and vaporing , grows cold - * This was written ...
... feel as if I had sent off a good , plain , faithful old friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for a superficial , smooth - faced upstart of a fel- low , who , after a little promising and vaporing , grows cold - * This was written ...
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... to sin against the duties of exercise , I have somewhat too sensitive a consciousness of bad weather , and feel a heavy sky go over me like a feather - bed , or rather like a I am huge brush which rubs all my nap the A DAY BY THE FIRE . 15.
... to sin against the duties of exercise , I have somewhat too sensitive a consciousness of bad weather , and feel a heavy sky go over me like a feather - bed , or rather like a I am huge brush which rubs all my nap the A DAY BY THE FIRE . 15.
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... feel of its genial warmth . It is thus that the greatest and wisest of mankind have sat and meditated ; a homely truism , per- haps , but such a one as we are apt enough to forget . We talk of going to Athens or to Rome to see the ...
... feel of its genial warmth . It is thus that the greatest and wisest of mankind have sat and meditated ; a homely truism , per- haps , but such a one as we are apt enough to forget . We talk of going to Athens or to Rome to see the ...
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... feeling of things , may chance to be disgusted with them altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves on the appeal , and face it out gravely till the morning . If a 298879 common visitor be inconsiderate ...
... feeling of things , may chance to be disgusted with them altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves on the appeal , and face it out gravely till the morning . If a 298879 common visitor be inconsiderate ...
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