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 24
... hear with what rapture he describes one of those friendly parties , in which he passed his winter even- ings , and which only wanted the finish of our better mor- ality and our patent fireplaces , to resemble the one I am now fancying ...
... hear with what rapture he describes one of those friendly parties , in which he passed his winter even- ings , and which only wanted the finish of our better mor- ality and our patent fireplaces , to resemble the one I am now fancying ...
Page 27
... hear the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ? He who of these delights can judge , and spare To interpose them oft , is not unwise . " But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the ...
... hear the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ? He who of these delights can judge , and spare To interpose them oft , is not unwise . " But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the ...
Page 44
... hear the cele- brated person open his mouth , and is at length gratified ; but not hearing very distinctly , asks his next neighbor , in a serious and earnest whisper , what it was . " Pray , sir , what was it that Mr. W. said ? " " He ...
... hear the cele- brated person open his mouth , and is at length gratified ; but not hearing very distinctly , asks his next neighbor , in a serious and earnest whisper , what it was . " Pray , sir , what was it that Mr. W. said ? " " He ...
Page 54
... Hear how he rolls the harmony of his vowels . 66 Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian land Men call'd him Mulciber ; and how he fell From heav'n , they fabled , thrown by angry Jove Sheer o'er the ...
... Hear how he rolls the harmony of his vowels . 66 Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian land Men call'd him Mulciber ; and how he fell From heav'n , they fabled , thrown by angry Jove Sheer o'er the ...
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... hear little of the bad genius among the Romans . They seem to have agreed to treat him as bad geniuses ought to be , and drop his acquaintance . But he was black , like his brother in Greece . Voltaire has a pleasant story of the black ...
... hear little of the bad genius among the Romans . They seem to have agreed to treat him as bad geniuses ought to be , and drop his acquaintance . But he was black , like his brother in Greece . Voltaire has a pleasant story of the black ...
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