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
... thing but their own luxury ; * and my tea - kettle , I frankly confess , has long been displaced , or rather dismissed , by a bronze - col- ored and graceful urn ; though , between ourselves , I am not sure that I have gained any thing ...
... thing but their own luxury ; * and my tea - kettle , I frankly confess , has long been displaced , or rather dismissed , by a bronze - col- ored and graceful urn ; though , between ourselves , I am not sure that I have gained any thing ...
Page 14
... thing that can reconcile me to the loss of my kettle , more than another , it is that my fire has been left to ... thing , it must be something beyond every thing in beauty and life . Oh , I have it now : think , reader , if you are one ...
... thing that can reconcile me to the loss of my kettle , more than another , it is that my fire has been left to ... thing , it must be something beyond every thing in beauty and life . Oh , I have it now : think , reader , if you are one ...
Page 29
... thing around him is still and serene . The stillness would even ferment in his ear , and whisper , as it were , of what the air contained ; but a minute coil , just sufficient to hin- der that busier silence , clicks in the baking coal ...
... thing around him is still and serene . The stillness would even ferment in his ear , and whisper , as it were , of what the air contained ; but a minute coil , just sufficient to hin- der that busier silence , clicks in the baking coal ...
Page 32
... thing snug and sufficient . How equable is the warmth around us ! How cherishing this rug to one's feet ! How com ... things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... thing snug and sufficient . How equable is the warmth around us ! How cherishing this rug to one's feet ! How com ... things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
Page 37
... thing for philosophy to say good night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be enjoyed , and the charm ... things , may chance to be disgusted with them altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves ...
... thing for philosophy to say good night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be enjoyed , and the charm ... things , may chance to be disgusted with them altogether , while the careless or unpolite may choose to revenge themselves ...
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