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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... Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Romance of Commonplace ; Amiable- ness Superior to Common Intellect ; Life After Death , - Belief in Spirits ; On Death and Burial ; On Washer- women ; The Nightmare ; The Flor- entine Lovers ; Rhyme ...
... Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Romance of Commonplace ; Amiable- ness Superior to Common Intellect ; Life After Death , - Belief in Spirits ; On Death and Burial ; On Washer- women ; The Nightmare ; The Flor- entine Lovers ; Rhyme ...
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... Nights , & c . 124 • The Satyr of Mythology and the Poets The Nymphs of Antiquity and of the Poets . The Sirens and Mermaids of the Poets Tritons and Men of the Sea • On Giants , Ogres , and Cyclops • 155 • • 170 188 206 • 231 • 252 260 ...
... Nights , & c . 124 • The Satyr of Mythology and the Poets The Nymphs of Antiquity and of the Poets . The Sirens and Mermaids of the Poets Tritons and Men of the Sea • On Giants , Ogres , and Cyclops • 155 • • 170 188 206 • 231 • 252 260 ...
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... night , for instance , think of a blooming girl who is condemned to " open her mouth and shut her eyes , and see what heaven , " in the shape of a mischievous young fellow , " will send her . " Her mouth is opened accordingly , the fire ...
... night , for instance , think of a blooming girl who is condemned to " open her mouth and shut her eyes , and see what heaven , " in the shape of a mischievous young fellow , " will send her . " Her mouth is opened accordingly , the fire ...
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... description of night , with which Pope has swelled out the passage in Homer , and the faults of which have long been appreciated by general readers . female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands 2 A DAY BY THE FIRE . 17.
... description of night , with which Pope has swelled out the passage in Homer , and the faults of which have long been appreciated by general readers . female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands 2 A DAY BY THE FIRE . 17.
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... night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be enjoyed , and the charm should be broken at a reasonable hour . Far be it , however , from a rational firesider not to make exceptions to the rule , when friends have been long ...
... night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be enjoyed , and the charm should be broken at a reasonable hour . Far be it , however , from a rational firesider not to make exceptions to the rule , when friends have been long ...
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