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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... and Christian , not lax , spirit of human benev- olence and toleration which existed in the heart of one who was the contempo- rary , and even colleague , of Byron . - FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON . CONTENTS . Prefatory Note A Day by the Fire .
... and Christian , not lax , spirit of human benev- olence and toleration which existed in the heart of one who was the contempo- rary , and even colleague , of Byron . - FREDERICK W. ROBERTSON . CONTENTS . Prefatory Note A Day by the Fire .
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... Fire . • On Commonplace People • ŵ w 3 13 42 A Popular View of the Heathen Mythology 47 On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans , and the Spirit that was said to have waited on Socrates On the Genii of Antiquity and the Poets . 559 59 70 ...
... Fire . • On Commonplace People • ŵ w 3 13 42 A Popular View of the Heathen Mythology 47 On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans , and the Spirit that was said to have waited on Socrates On the Genii of Antiquity and the Poets . 559 59 70 ...
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