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 15
It is part of my business to look about for helps to reflection ; and , for this reason ,
among many others , I indulge myself in keeping a good fire from morning till
night . I have also a reflective turn for an easy chair , and a very thinking
attachment ...
It is part of my business to look about for helps to reflection ; and , for this reason ,
among many others , I indulge myself in keeping a good fire from morning till
night . I have also a reflective turn for an easy chair , and a very thinking
attachment ...
Page 17
If you eat plain bread and butter with your tea , it is fit that your moderation should
be rewarded with a good blaze ; and if you indulge in hot rolls or toast , you will
hardly keep them to their warmth without it , particularly if you read ; and then , if ...
If you eat plain bread and butter with your tea , it is fit that your moderation should
be rewarded with a good blaze ; and if you indulge in hot rolls or toast , you will
hardly keep them to their warmth without it , particularly if you read ; and then , if ...
Page 21
... that because we have not the sunshine of the Southern countries , we have no
other warmth for our veins , and that , because our skies are not hot enough to
keep us in doors , we have no excursiveness of wit and range of imagination .
... that because we have not the sunshine of the Southern countries , we have no
other warmth for our veins , and that , because our skies are not hot enough to
keep us in doors , we have no excursiveness of wit and range of imagination .
Page 28
... 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 the greatest and wisest of
mankind ...
... 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 the greatest and wisest of
mankind ...
Page 39
... or the tiny morrisdance that springs up in the watery glimpses of the moon ; or
keeping at home , it finds a spirit in every room peeping at it as it opens the door ,
while a cry is heard from upstairs announcing the azure marks inflicted by“ The ...
... or the tiny morrisdance that springs up in the watery glimpses of the moon ; or
keeping at home , it finds a spirit in every room peeping at it as it opens the door ,
while a cry is heard from upstairs announcing the azure marks inflicted by“ The ...
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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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