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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No one can behold the face of Nature without finding a smile upon it , if he looks
there through the eyes of ' The Seer . ' " — Boston Daily Advertiser . “ A collection
of delicious essays , thoroughly imbued with the characteristics of the writer's ...
No one can behold the face of Nature without finding a smile upon it , if he looks
there through the eyes of ' The Seer . ' " — Boston Daily Advertiser . “ A collection
of delicious essays , thoroughly imbued with the characteristics of the writer's ...
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To this admiration , in fact , I have been obliged to resort , in order to make myself
think well of my bargain , if possible ; and , accordingly , I say to myself every now
and then during the tea , “ A pretty look with it , that urn ; ” or , “ It's wonderful ...
To this admiration , in fact , I have been obliged to resort , in order to make myself
think well of my bargain , if possible ; and , accordingly , I say to myself every now
and then during the tea , “ A pretty look with it , that urn ; ” or , “ It's wonderful ...
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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 ...
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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 particular , if you have one , to avoid the niggling and pinching aspect of ...
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 particular , if you have one , to avoid the niggling and pinching aspect of ...
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Look at nature and their works , and we shall see that they did ; and that , when
we act naturally and think earnestly , we are reflecting their commonest habits to
the life . Thus we have seen Horace talking of his blazing hearth and snug ...
Look at nature and their works , and we shall see that they did ; and that , when
we act naturally and think earnestly , we are reflecting their commonest habits to
the life . Thus we have seen Horace talking of his blazing hearth and snug ...
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| 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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