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 22
... give him a warmer inspiration than ever he felt in the person of Demodocus , even though placed on a lofty seat , and regaled with slices of brawn from a prince's table . The ancients , in fact , were by no means deficient in enthusiasm ...
... give him a warmer inspiration than ever he felt in the person of Demodocus , even though placed on a lofty seat , and regaled with slices of brawn from a prince's table . The ancients , in fact , were by no means deficient in enthusiasm ...
Page 30
... gives hope to benevolence and inspira- tion to wisdom . The philosopher at such moments plans his Utopian schemes , and dreams of happy certainties which he cannot prove ; the lover , happier and more cer- tain , fancies his mistress ...
... gives hope to benevolence and inspira- tion to wisdom . The philosopher at such moments plans his Utopian schemes , and dreams of happy certainties which he cannot prove ; the lover , happier and more cer- tain , fancies his mistress ...
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... gives his gentle order : 66 ' Through this house in glimmering light By the dead and drowsy fire , Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from briar ; And this ditty , after me , Sing and dance it trippingly . " Anon , the ...
... gives his gentle order : 66 ' Through this house in glimmering light By the dead and drowsy fire , Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from briar ; And this ditty , after me , Sing and dance it trippingly . " Anon , the ...
Page 56
... gives an instance out of the poem where Milton speaks of the body of his lost friend . But he might have added that poetry itself is a passion ; that Fleet Street and " the Mitre , " though very good things , are not the only ones ...
... gives an instance out of the poem where Milton speaks of the body of his lost friend . But he might have added that poetry itself is a passion ; that Fleet Street and " the Mitre , " though very good things , are not the only ones ...
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... gives an enlarged sense to the word demon . Plato certainly had no ill opinion of his demon , even when the intelligence was acting in a manner which the vulgar pronounced to be evil , and upon which the philoso- pher has delivered a ...
... gives an enlarged sense to the word demon . Plato certainly had no ill opinion of his demon , even when the intelligence was acting in a manner which the vulgar pronounced to be evil , and upon which the philoso- pher has delivered a ...
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