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 18
Supposing , therefore , the morning to be passed , and the clue portion of
exercise to have been taken , the firesider fixes rather an early hour for dinner ,
particularly in the winter - time ; for he has not only been early at breakfast , but
there are ...
Supposing , therefore , the morning to be passed , and the clue portion of
exercise to have been taken , the firesider fixes rather an early hour for dinner ,
particularly in the winter - time ; for he has not only been early at breakfast , but
there are ...
Page 36
There are so many modes of spending the remainder of the evening between tea
- time and beil - time ( for 1 protest against all suppers that are not light enough to
be taken on the knce ) , that a general viescription would avail me nothing ...
There are so many modes of spending the remainder of the evening between tea
- time and beil - time ( for 1 protest against all suppers that are not light enough to
be taken on the knce ) , that a general viescription would avail me nothing ...
Page 50
... is surely the best assumption among the hundreds that have been taken for
granted on this point ; seeing that it sets aside malignity , encourages hope , and
stimulates us to an active and benign state of endeavor such as we may conceive
...
... is surely the best assumption among the hundreds that have been taken for
granted on this point ; seeing that it sets aside malignity , encourages hope , and
stimulates us to an active and benign state of endeavor such as we may conceive
...
Page 51
The gods of Greece , taken in the popular view of them , were , upon the whole a
jovial company , occasionally dispersed about the world , and assembling on
Mount Olym* The hope of a happier state of things on earth , argues nothing ...
The gods of Greece , taken in the popular view of them , were , upon the whole a
jovial company , occasionally dispersed about the world , and assembling on
Mount Olym* The hope of a happier state of things on earth , argues nothing ...
Page 52
... in consideration of King James , who besides being a classical monarch , was
devout as well as debauched , - has taken the liberty of misrepresenting the
charge in his Poetaster , and making Augustus astonished at the impiety in others
.
... in consideration of King James , who besides being a classical monarch , was
devout as well as debauched , - has taken the liberty of misrepresenting the
charge in his Poetaster , and making Augustus astonished at the impiety in others
.
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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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