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 14
In the mean while , the urn leaves off its - bubbling and hissing , " - but then there
is such an air with it ! Iy tva is made of cold water , but then , the Greeks were
such a nation ! If there is any one thing that can reconcile me to the loss of my
kettle ...
In the mean while , the urn leaves off its - bubbling and hissing , " - but then there
is such an air with it ! Iy tva is made of cold water , but then , the Greeks were
such a nation ! If there is any one thing that can reconcile me to the loss of my
kettle ...
Page 22
The ancients , in fact , were hy no means deficient in enthusiasm at sight of a
good fire ; and it is to be presumed that , if they had en yed such firesides as ours
, they would have acknowledged the advantages which 22 A DAY BY TIIE FIRE .
The ancients , in fact , were hy no means deficient in enthusiasm at sight of a
good fire ; and it is to be presumed that , if they had en yed such firesides as ours
, they would have acknowledged the advantages which 22 A DAY BY TIIE FIRE .
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... royal bench Of British Themis , with no mean applause Pronounc'd , and in his
volumes taught , our laws , Which others at their bar so often wrench ; To - day
deep thoughts resolve with me to drench In mirth , that , after , no repenting draws
.
... royal bench Of British Themis , with no mean applause Pronounc'd , and in his
volumes taught , our laws , Which others at their bar so often wrench ; To - day
deep thoughts resolve with me to drench In mirth , that , after , no repenting draws
.
Page 36
... very moment be trembling with cold . Is to cards , which were invented for the
solace of a mad prince , and which are only tolerable , in my opinion , when we
can be as mad as he was , that is to say , at a round game . I cannot by any
means ...
... very moment be trembling with cold . Is to cards , which were invented for the
solace of a mad prince , and which are only tolerable , in my opinion , when we
can be as mad as he was , that is to say , at a round game . I cannot by any
means ...
Page 44
Like all who are tyrannically given , and of a bullying turn of mind , — which is by
no means confined to those who talk loudest , these persons are apt to be as
obsequious and dumb - stricken before men of whom they have a lofty opinion as
...
Like all who are tyrannically given , and of a bullying turn of mind , — which is by
no means confined to those who talk loudest , these persons are apt to be as
obsequious and dumb - stricken before men of whom they have a lofty opinion as
...
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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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