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
I am aware that this simile is not perfect ; but if it would do for an epic poem , as I
think it might , after Virgil's whipping - tops and Homer's jackasses and black -
puddings , the reader , perhaps , will not quarrel with it . But to describe my
feelings ...
I am aware that this simile is not perfect ; but if it would do for an epic poem , as I
think it might , after Virgil's whipping - tops and Homer's jackasses and black -
puddings , the reader , perhaps , will not quarrel with it . But to describe my
feelings ...
Page 18
This is , indeed , the finishing grace of a fireside , though it is impossible to have it
at all times , and perhaps not always politic , - especially for the studious . From
breakfast to dinner , the quantity and quality of enjoyment depend very much on ...
This is , indeed , the finishing grace of a fireside , though it is impossible to have it
at all times , and perhaps not always politic , - especially for the studious . From
breakfast to dinner , the quantity and quality of enjoyment depend very much on ...
Page 20
... as a general one from the table to the fireside , each person taking his glass
with him , and a small , slim - legged table being introduced into the circle for the
purpose of holding the wine , and perhaps a poet or two , a glee - book , or a lute
.
... as a general one from the table to the fireside , each person taking his glass
with him , and a small , slim - legged table being introduced into the circle for the
purpose of holding the wine , and perhaps a poet or two , a glee - book , or a lute
.
Page 28
It is thus that the greatest and wisest of mankind have sat and meditated ; a
homely truism , perhaps , but such a one as we are apt enough to forget . We talk
of going to Athens or to Rome to see the precise ol )jects which the Greeks and ...
It is thus that the greatest and wisest of mankind have sat and meditated ; a
homely truism , perhaps , but such a one as we are apt enough to forget . We talk
of going to Athens or to Rome to see the precise ol )jects which the Greeks and ...
Page 29
This is the only time , 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 ...
This is the only time , 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 ...
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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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