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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On Giants , Ogres , and Cyclops . Gog and Magog , and the Wall of Dhoulkarnein
Aeronautics , Real and Fabulous . On the Talking of Nonsense A Rainy Day The
True Enjoyment of Splendor . 284 292 . 299 . 302 Retrospective Review - Men ...
On Giants , Ogres , and Cyclops . Gog and Magog , and the Wall of Dhoulkarnein
Aeronautics , Real and Fabulous . On the Talking of Nonsense A Rainy Day The
True Enjoyment of Splendor . 284 292 . 299 . 302 Retrospective Review - Men ...
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Cowper , it is true , talks of the “ bubliling and loucl - hissing urn , " which “ Throws
up a steamy column ; * but there was something so primitive and unaffected , so
warm - hearted and unpresuming , in the tea - kettle , its song was so much ...
Cowper , it is true , talks of the “ bubliling and loucl - hissing urn , " which “ Throws
up a steamy column ; * but there was something so primitive and unaffected , so
warm - hearted and unpresuming , in the tea - kettle , its song was so much ...
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This , however , is certain , that no true firesider can dislike an hour so composing
to his thoughts , and so cherishing to his whole faculties ; and it is equally certain
that he will be little inclined to protract the dinner beyond what he can help , for ...
This , however , is certain , that no true firesider can dislike an hour so composing
to his thoughts , and so cherishing to his whole faculties ; and it is equally certain
that he will be little inclined to protract the dinner beyond what he can help , for ...
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Milton , it is true , in his “ Paradise Lost , " expresses an injudicious apprehension
lest - " An age too late , or cold Climate , or years , damp his intended wing ; ” but
the very complaint which foreign critics bring against him , as well as ...
Milton , it is true , in his “ Paradise Lost , " expresses an injudicious apprehension
lest - " An age too late , or cold Climate , or years , damp his intended wing ; ” but
the very complaint which foreign critics bring against him , as well as ...
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... us with things that be not ; But let still silence true night - watches keep , That
sacred peace may in assurance reigne , And timely sleep , since it is time to
sleep , May pour his limbs forth on your pleasant plaine . ” SPENSER's
Epithalamion .
... us with things that be not ; But let still silence true night - watches keep , That
sacred peace may in assurance reigne , And timely sleep , since it is time to
sleep , May pour his limbs forth on your pleasant plaine . ” SPENSER's
Epithalamion .
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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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