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 14
... hand that awful , but at the same time artless , weapon , a poker , of putting it into the proper bar , gently levering up the coals , and seeing the instant and bustling flame above ! * To what can I compare that moment ? that sudden ...
... hand that awful , but at the same time artless , weapon , a poker , of putting it into the proper bar , gently levering up the coals , and seeing the instant and bustling flame above ! * To what can I compare that moment ? that sudden ...
Page 16
... hands , and sawing the sharp air through his teeth ; and , as he enters the breakfast - room , sees his old companion glowing through the bars , the life of the apart- ment , and wanting only his friendly hand to be lightened a little ...
... hands , and sawing the sharp air through his teeth ; and , as he enters the breakfast - room , sees his old companion glowing through the bars , the life of the apart- ment , and wanting only his friendly hand to be lightened a little ...
Page 17
... hand , and looks as if it said , " Come read me . " Nor is it the look of the newspaper only which the fire must render complete : it is the interest of the ladies who may happen to form part of your family , — of your wife in ...
... hand , and looks as if it said , " Come read me . " Nor is it the look of the newspaper only which the fire must render complete : it is the interest of the ladies who may happen to form part of your family , — of your wife in ...
Page 18
... hands taper- ing out of her long sleeves , eyes with a touch of Sir Peter Lely in them , and a face set in a little oval frame of mus- lin tied under the chin , and retaining a certain tinge of the pillow without its cloudiness . This ...
... hands taper- ing out of her long sleeves , eyes with a touch of Sir Peter Lely in them , and a face set in a little oval frame of mus- lin tied under the chin , and retaining a certain tinge of the pillow without its cloudiness . This ...
Page 28
... hand hanging down , and the palm of the other turned up and presented to the fire , not to keep it from him , for there is no glare or scorch about it , but to intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth . It is thus that ...
... hand hanging down , and the palm of the other turned up and presented to the fire , not to keep it from him , for there is no glare or scorch about it , but to intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth . It is thus that ...
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