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 13
... its song was so much more cheerful and continued , and it kept the water so
hot and comfortable as long as you wanted it , — that I sometimes feel as if I had
sent off a good , plain , faithful olil friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for
a ...
... its song was so much more cheerful and continued , and it kept the water so
hot and comfortable as long as you wanted it , — that I sometimes feel as if I had
sent off a good , plain , faithful olil friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for
a ...
Page 23
The ancient hearth was generally in the middle of the room , the ceiling of which
let out the smoke ; it was supplied with charcoal or faggots , and consisted
sometimes of a brazier or chafing - dish ( the focus of the Romans ) , Sometimes
of a ...
The ancient hearth was generally in the middle of the room , the ceiling of which
let out the smoke ; it was supplied with charcoal or faggots , and consisted
sometimes of a brazier or chafing - dish ( the focus of the Romans ) , Sometimes
of a ...
Page 27
... may conclude the hour which I have just been describing , and conduct us
complacently to our twilight , “ Lawrence , of virtuous father virtuous son , Now
that the fields are dank , and ways are mire , Where shall we sometimes meet ,
and by ...
... may conclude the hour which I have just been describing , and conduct us
complacently to our twilight , “ Lawrence , of virtuous father virtuous son , Now
that the fields are dank , and ways are mire , Where shall we sometimes meet ,
and by ...
Page 29
... lightning , - nothing escapes the eye and the imagination . Sometimes a little
flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle ; sometimes it
swells out at top into a restless and brief lambency ; anon it is A DAY BY THE
FIRE .
... lightning , - nothing escapes the eye and the imagination . Sometimes a little
flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle ; sometimes it
swells out at top into a restless and brief lambency ; anon it is A DAY BY THE
FIRE .
Page 32
I confess I take particular delight in seeing a good blaze at top ; and my
impatience to produce it will sometimes lead me into great rashness in the article
of poking ; that is to say , I use the poker at the top instead of the middle of the fire
, and ...
I confess I take particular delight in seeing a good blaze at top ; and my
impatience to produce it will sometimes lead me into great rashness in the article
of poking ; that is to say , I use the poker at the top instead of the middle of the fire
, and ...
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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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