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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... lived . He luxuriated over niceties of expression and revelled in a delicious image or apt phrases ; he was always seeking the beautiful in neglected fields of literature ; and to renew his acquaintance with the memorable sonnets of ...
... lived . He luxuriated over niceties of expression and revelled in a delicious image or apt phrases ; he was always seeking the beautiful in neglected fields of literature ; and to renew his acquaintance with the memorable sonnets of ...
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... lived in the imaginative , as well as the every - day world ; that the survivor most probably missed the com- panion of his studies more on the banks of the Arethuse and the Mincius , than he did in the college grounds ; in short , that ...
... lived in the imaginative , as well as the every - day world ; that the survivor most probably missed the com- panion of his studies more on the banks of the Arethuse and the Mincius , than he did in the college grounds ; in short , that ...
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... lived three thousand years each , and had many contests with other spirits , of whose nature we are left in the dark ; but the heavens appear to have warred with them , among other enemies . dynasty of forty , or according to others of ...
... lived three thousand years each , and had many contests with other spirits , of whose nature we are left in the dark ; but the heavens appear to have warred with them , among other enemies . dynasty of forty , or according to others of ...
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... lived such a little while , and the youth of eternity being before us . So now , in youth and good faith , to come to our last and best genius , the peri ! We call her so from custom , but pari is the proper word ; and in the story ...
... lived such a little while , and the youth of eternity being before us . So now , in youth and good faith , to come to our last and best genius , the peri ! We call her so from custom , but pari is the proper word ; and in the story ...
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... lived , and not the inhabitant . This is true ; but the root may still be the same , and the Italian word fata , from which it has been reasonably derived , says nothing to the contrary , 140 GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST .
... lived , and not the inhabitant . This is true ; but the root may still be the same , and the Italian word fata , from which it has been reasonably derived , says nothing to the contrary , 140 GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST .
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admiration Amadis of Gaul ancient angels appear Arabian Nights Arethuse balloon beautiful bird called charm creatures dancing delight demon devil divine earth elves evil eyes face fairy fancy fear feel fire fireside Genii genius gentle giant give gods Gog and Magog grace Greek hand happy head heard heaven Hesiod human imagination kind King King Arthur lady Lane Leigh Hunt lived Lloyd look lord lovers mermaid Milton mistress Morabec mountains Mythology Naiads nature Nereids never night nymphs Oberon one's Ovid Pari passage perhaps person Plato pleasant pleasure Plutarch poem poet poetry present Prince Ahmed queen reader Reginald Scot romance round Satyr sense sing Sirens Socrates song sort soul speak Spenser spirit story supposed sweet taste tell thee thing thou thought tion Triton truth turn verses voice wings word