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 36
... music of speech " is heard in its best harmony , differing only for apter sweetness , and mingling but for happier participation , while the mu- tual sense smilingly blends in with every rising meas- ure 36 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... music of speech " is heard in its best harmony , differing only for apter sweetness , and mingling but for happier participation , while the mu- tual sense smilingly blends in with every rising meas- ure 36 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
Page 39
... heard upon the wind , or the night - spirit on his horse that comes flouncing through the air on his way to a surfeited citizen , or the tiny morris- dance that springs up in the watery glimpses of the moon ; or keeping at home , it ...
... heard upon the wind , or the night - spirit on his horse that comes flouncing through the air on his way to a surfeited citizen , or the tiny morris- dance that springs up in the watery glimpses of the moon ; or keeping at home , it ...
Page 41
... heard all night within , nor yet without ; Ne let false whispers , breeding hidden fears , Break gentle sleep with misconceived doubt . Let no deluding dreams , nor dreadful sights , Make sudden , sad affrights , Ne let hobgoblins ...
... heard all night within , nor yet without ; Ne let false whispers , breeding hidden fears , Break gentle sleep with misconceived doubt . Let no deluding dreams , nor dreadful sights , Make sudden , sad affrights , Ne let hobgoblins ...
Page 78
... heard the nymphs to daunt , Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt . There in close covert by some brook , Where no profaner eye may look , Hide me from day's garish eye , While the bee with honied thigh , That at her flowery work ...
... heard the nymphs to daunt , Or fright them from their hallow'd haunt . There in close covert by some brook , Where no profaner eye may look , Hide me from day's garish eye , While the bee with honied thigh , That at her flowery work ...
Page 80
... heard and loud lament ; From haunted spring and dale , Edg'd with poplar pale , The parting Genius is with sighing sent : With flower - inwoven tresses torn The nymphs in twilight shade of tangled thickets mourn . In consecrated earth ...
... heard and loud lament ; From haunted spring and dale , Edg'd with poplar pale , The parting Genius is with sighing sent : With flower - inwoven tresses torn The nymphs in twilight shade of tangled thickets mourn . In consecrated earth ...
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