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 15
... perhaps , will not quarrel with it . But to describe my feelings , in an orderly manner , I must request the reader to go with me through a day's enjoyments by the fireside . It is part of my business to look about for helps to ...
... perhaps , will not quarrel with it . But to describe my feelings , in an orderly manner , I must request the reader to go with me through a day's enjoyments by the fireside . It is part of my business to look about for helps to ...
Page 18
... perhaps not always politic , — especially for the studious . From breakfast to dinner , the quantity and quality of enjoyment depend very much on the nature of one's con- cerns ; and occupation of any kind , if we pursue it prop- erly ...
... perhaps not always politic , — especially for the studious . From breakfast to dinner , the quantity and quality of enjoyment depend very much on the nature of one's con- cerns ; and occupation of any kind , if we pursue it prop- erly ...
Page 20
... perhaps a poet or two , a glee - book , or a lute . If this practice should be- come general among those who know how to enjoy luxur- ies in such temperance as not to destroy conversation , it would soon gain for us another social ...
... perhaps a poet or two , a glee - book , or a lute . If this practice should be- come general among those who know how to enjoy luxur- ies in such temperance as not to destroy conversation , it would soon gain for us another social ...
Page 29
... perhaps , at which sheer idleness is salutary and refreshing . How observed with the smallest effort is every trick and aspect of the fire ! A coal falling in , a fleettering fume , a miniature mockery of a flash of lightning , nothing ...
... perhaps , at which sheer idleness is salutary and refreshing . How observed with the smallest effort is every trick and aspect of the fire ! A coal falling in , a fleettering fume , a miniature mockery of a flash of lightning , nothing ...
Page 36
... perhaps , with a little music , or with the perusal of some favorite passages which excite the comments of the circle . It is then , if tastes happen to be accordant , and the social voice is frank as well as refined , that the " sweet ...
... perhaps , with a little music , or with the perusal of some favorite passages which excite the comments of the circle . It is then , if tastes happen to be accordant , and the social voice is frank as well as refined , that the " sweet ...
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