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 27
... voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ? He who of these delights can judge , and spare To interpose them oft , is not unwise . " But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the perfection of the moment , is now alone ...
... voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ? He who of these delights can judge , and spare To interpose them oft , is not unwise . " But twilight comes : and the lover of the fireside , for the perfection of the moment , is now alone ...
Page 36
... voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the lightning of her fingers , should at the very mo- ment be trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad prince , and which are only tolerable , in ...
... voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the lightning of her fingers , should at the very mo- ment be trembling with cold . As to cards , which were invented for the solace of a mad prince , and which are only tolerable , in ...
Page 53
... voice , after which he is never more seen ; or to turn the brighter side of power , when Bacchus leaps out of his chariot in Titian's picture , looking ( to our mortal eyes ) with the fierce gravity of a wine - god's - energy , though ...
... voice , after which he is never more seen ; or to turn the brighter side of power , when Bacchus leaps out of his chariot in Titian's picture , looking ( to our mortal eyes ) with the fierce gravity of a wine - god's - energy , though ...
Page 58
... angelical hierarchies , are lifting up their voices in unison ! one of the sublimest and most beautiful fancies that ever entered into the heart of man . write in a nobler manner upon the gods of antiquity 58 HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY .
... angelical hierarchies , are lifting up their voices in unison ! one of the sublimest and most beautiful fancies that ever entered into the heart of man . write in a nobler manner upon the gods of antiquity 58 HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY .
Page 80
... voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving . Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine , With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving . No nightly trance , or breathed spell , Inspires the pale - eyed priest ...
... voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving . Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine , With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving . No nightly trance , or breathed spell , Inspires the pale - eyed priest ...
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