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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... ship and No Scholarship ; Cricket ; Dancing and lancers ; Twelfth A Dusty Day ;
Bricklayers , and An Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Old Book ; A Rainy I ) ay ;
The East Romance of Commonplace ; AmiableWind ; Strawberries ; The Waiter ...
... ship and No Scholarship ; Cricket ; Dancing and lancers ; Twelfth A Dusty Day ;
Bricklayers , and An Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Old Book ; A Rainy I ) ay ;
The East Romance of Commonplace ; AmiableWind ; Strawberries ; The Waiter ...
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70 Fairies 81 Genii and Fairies of the East , the Arabian Nights , & c . 124 The
Satyr of Mythology and the Poets 155 The Nymphs of Antiquity and of the Poets .
170 The Sirens and Mermaids of the Poets 188 Tritons and Men of the Sea 206 .
70 Fairies 81 Genii and Fairies of the East , the Arabian Nights , & c . 124 The
Satyr of Mythology and the Poets 155 The Nymphs of Antiquity and of the Poets .
170 The Sirens and Mermaids of the Poets 188 Tritons and Men of the Sea 206 .
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can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits , on Twelfth
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
...
can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits , on Twelfth
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
...
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... known 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 .
2 female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands A DAY BY THE FIRE . 17.
... known 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 .
2 female presiding at your breakfast - table , with hands A DAY BY THE FIRE . 17.
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Bright fires and joyous faces ; and it is no easy thing for philosophy to say good
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 ...
Bright fires and joyous faces ; and it is no easy thing for philosophy to say good
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 ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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