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 20
... mention that , by this fashion , the table might be brought nearer to it , that the servants would have better access to the dishes , and that screens , if at all necessary , might be turned to better purpose as a general enclosure ...
... mention that , by this fashion , the table might be brought nearer to it , that the servants would have better access to the dishes , and that screens , if at all necessary , might be turned to better purpose as a general enclosure ...
Page 22
... mention , however , that the Greeks and Romans , Homer in particular , saw a great deal worse weather than these critics would have us imag- ine ; the question is , would the poets themselves have thought as they did ? Would Tyrtæus ...
... mention , however , that the Greeks and Romans , Homer in particular , saw a great deal worse weather than these critics would have us imag- ine ; the question is , would the poets themselves have thought as they did ? Would Tyrtæus ...
Page 23
... mention the bad complexions which are caught by hanging over a fuming - pan , as the faces of the Spanish la- dies bear melancholy witness . The stoves , however , in use with the countrymen of Mons . du Bos and Winckelman are , if ...
... mention the bad complexions which are caught by hanging over a fuming - pan , as the faces of the Spanish la- dies bear melancholy witness . The stoves , however , in use with the countrymen of Mons . du Bos and Winckelman are , if ...
Page 32
... and the polished mahogany , bringing out the white gar- ments of the ladies , and giving a poetic warmth to their face and hair ! I need not mention all the good things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... and the polished mahogany , bringing out the white gar- ments of the ladies , and giving a poetic warmth to their face and hair ! I need not mention all the good things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
Page 36
... mention all the other objections , the card - table is as awkward , in a fireside point of view , as the dinner - table , and is not to be compared with it in sociality . If it be necessary to pay so ill a compliment to the company as ...
... mention all the other objections , the card - table is as awkward , in a fireside point of view , as the dinner - table , and is not to be compared with it in sociality . If it be necessary to pay so ill a compliment to the company as ...
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