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
... think of the price and pleasure of having in your 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 ...
... think of the price and pleasure of having in your 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 ...
Page 16
He then hurries clown stairs , rubbing his hands , and sawing the sharp air
through his teeth ; and , as ... bars , the life of the apartment , and wanting only his
friendly hand to be lightened a little , and enabled to shoot up into dancing
brilliancy .
He then hurries clown stairs , rubbing his hands , and sawing the sharp air
through his teeth ; and , as ... bars , the life of the apartment , and wanting only his
friendly hand to be lightened a little , and enabled to shoot up into dancing
brilliancy .
Page 17
... stands at once in your 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
...
... stands at once in your 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
female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands tapering 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 muslin tied under the chin , and retaining a certain tinge of the pillow ...
female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands tapering 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 muslin tied under the chin , and retaining a certain tinge of the pillow ...
Page 28
restoring his chair to the fireplace , seats himself right before it in a reclining
posture , his feet apart upon the fender , his eyes bent down towarıs the grate ,
his arms on the chair's elbows , one hand hanging clown , and the palm of the
other ...
restoring his chair to the fireplace , seats himself right before it in a reclining
posture , his feet apart upon the fender , his eyes bent down towarıs the grate ,
his arms on the chair's elbows , one hand hanging clown , and the palm of the
other ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Editor | Joseph Edward Babson |
| Publisher | Roberts Brothers, 1870 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2019 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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