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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... sort of soft Devonshire coast , bordering the rug- geder native poetry on the south . " — W. D. Howells , in Atlantic Monthly . Sold everywhere . Mailed , postpaid , by the Publishers . ROBERTS BROTHERS , Boston . 1886 DAY BY THE FIRE ...
... sort of soft Devonshire coast , bordering the rug- geder native poetry on the south . " — W. D. Howells , in Atlantic Monthly . Sold everywhere . Mailed , postpaid , by the Publishers . ROBERTS BROTHERS , Boston . 1886 DAY BY THE FIRE ...
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... sort of visitation , which must be borne with patience , and which is not likely to recur often , if you know whom you invite , and those who are invited know you . But with an occa- sional excess of the fireside what social virtue ...
... sort of visitation , which must be borne with patience , and which is not likely to recur often , if you know whom you invite , and those who are invited know you . But with an occa- sional excess of the fireside what social virtue ...
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... sort of spirit we shall hereafter confer blame and praise , whom we shall cut up for the benefit of humanity , and to whom apply our healing balsams , we have thought fit , in our present number , to take the part of a very numerous and ...
... sort of spirit we shall hereafter confer blame and praise , whom we shall cut up for the benefit of humanity , and to whom apply our healing balsams , we have thought fit , in our present number , to take the part of a very numerous and ...
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... sort of scornful resentment , for differing with the others . It is equally painful and amus- ing to see how the latter will look upon an honest fellow of this description , if they happen to find him in a com- pany where they think he ...
... sort of scornful resentment , for differing with the others . It is equally painful and amus- ing to see how the latter will look upon an honest fellow of this description , if they happen to find him in a com- pany where they think he ...
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... sort of apotheosis . An Eastern writer says that Pharaoh wished to pass for a divinity with his subjects , and had frequent conversation with the devil for that pur- pose . The devil put him off from time to time , till he told him one ...
... sort of apotheosis . An Eastern writer says that Pharaoh wished to pass for a divinity with his subjects , and had frequent conversation with the devil for that pur- pose . The devil put him off from time to time , till he told him one ...
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