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 14
... I say to myself every now and then during the tea , “ A pretty look with it , that
urn ; ” or , “ It's wonderful what a taste the Greeks had ; " or , “ The eye might have
a great many enjoyments , if people would but look after forms and shapes .
... I say to myself every now and then during the tea , “ A pretty look with it , that
urn ; ” or , “ It's wonderful what a taste the Greeks had ; " or , “ The eye might have
a great many enjoyments , if people would but look after forms and shapes .
Page 15
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
...
Page 18
... perfect , as I have latterly been convinced by a variety of incontestable
arguments in the shape of headaches , rheumatisms , mote - haunted eyes , and
other logical appeals to one's feelings which are in great use with physicians .
... perfect , as I have latterly been convinced by a variety of incontestable
arguments in the shape of headaches , rheumatisms , mote - haunted eyes , and
other logical appeals to one's feelings which are in great use with physicians .
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... either , and forms that combine every shape and suggest every fancy , till at last
, the ragged coals tumbling together , reduce the vision to chaos , and the huge
profile of a gaunt and grinning face seems to make a jest of all that has passed .
... either , and forms that combine every shape and suggest every fancy , till at last
, the ragged coals tumbling together , reduce the vision to chaos , and the huge
profile of a gaunt and grinning face seems to make a jest of all that has passed .
Page 47
Vankind wishing to have distinct ideas of the unknown powers of the universe ,
naturally painted them at first in their own shapes ; and not being able to
conceive of them otherwise than by the light of their understanding , they as
naturally ...
Vankind wishing to have distinct ideas of the unknown powers of the universe ,
naturally painted them at first in their own shapes ; and not being able to
conceive of them otherwise than by the light of their understanding , they as
naturally ...
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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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