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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... Poets upon it ; The Piano - forte ; Why Sweet Music produces Sadness ; Dancing and Dancers ; Twelfth Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Romance of Commonplace ; Amiable- ness Superior to Common Intellect ; Life After Death , - Belief in ...
... Poets upon it ; The Piano - forte ; Why Sweet Music produces Sadness ; Dancing and Dancers ; Twelfth Night ; Rules in Making Presents ; Romance of Commonplace ; Amiable- ness Superior to Common Intellect ; Life After Death , - Belief in ...
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... poets was simply a labor of love . He therefore wrote an essay giving the history of the sonnet , and defining its ... poet has ever shown us . It " The Essay is printed for the first time , and it was written in Hunt's old age ; but ...
... poets was simply a labor of love . He therefore wrote an essay giving the history of the sonnet , and defining its ... poet has ever shown us . It " The Essay is printed for the first time , and it was written in Hunt's old age ; but ...
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... Poets . 559 59 70 81 Fairies • · Genii and Fairies of the East , the Arabian 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 ...
... Poets . 559 59 70 81 Fairies • · Genii and Fairies of the East , the Arabian 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 ...
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... poet and a warm fire of an evening , begin to manage a cloud or an east wind tolerably well ; but still , for perfec- tion's sake on the present occasion , I must insist upon my clear morning , and will add to it , if the reader pleases ...
... poet and a warm fire of an evening , begin to manage a cloud or an east wind tolerably well ; but still , for perfec- tion's sake on the present occasion , I must insist upon my clear morning , and will add to it , if the reader pleases ...
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... 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 advantage , by ...
... 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 advantage , by ...
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