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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... person who professes not to like Leigh Hunt , it is probably for precisely the same rea- son that Charles Lamb professed not to like the W — s , - because he did not know them . For Leigh Hunt is one of the most delightful of authors ...
... person who professes not to like Leigh Hunt , it is probably for precisely the same rea- son that Charles Lamb professed not to like the W — s , - because he did not know them . For Leigh Hunt is one of the most delightful of authors ...
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... person admired by the circle . To this admiration , in fact , I have been obliged to resort , in order to make myself think well of my bargain , if possible ; and , accordingly , I say to myself every now and then during the tea , “ A ...
... person admired by the circle . To this admiration , in fact , I have been obliged to resort , in order to make myself think well of my bargain , if possible ; and , accordingly , I say to myself every now and then during the tea , “ A ...
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... persons , by the by , prefer a thick and rainy morning , with a sobbing wind , and the clatter of pattens along the streets ; but I confess , for my own part , that being a sedentary person , and too apt to sin against the duties of ...
... persons , by the by , prefer a thick and rainy morning , with a sobbing wind , and the clatter of pattens along the streets ; but I confess , for my own part , that being a sedentary person , and too apt to sin against the duties of ...
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... person would rather be shivering at any time of the day than at that of his first rising ; the transition would be too unnatural , — he is not prepared for it , as Barnardine says , when he objects to being hanged . If you eat plain ...
... person would rather be shivering at any time of the day than at that of his first rising ; the transition would be too unnatural , — he is not prepared for it , as Barnardine says , when he objects to being hanged . If you eat plain ...
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... persons who have their backs to the fire are liable to be scorched , while , at the same time , they render the persons opposite them liable to be frozen : so that the fire becomes uncomfortable to the former , and tantalizing to the ...
... persons who have their backs to the fire are liable to be scorched , while , at the same time , they render the persons opposite them liable to be frozen : so that the fire becomes uncomfortable to the former , and tantalizing to the ...
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