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
... attire The lily and rose , that neither sow'd nor spun , What neat repast shall
feast us , light and choice , Of Attic taste , with wine , whence we may rise To hear
the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ?
... attire The lily and rose , that neither sow'd nor spun , What neat repast shall
feast us , light and choice , Of Attic taste , with wine , whence we may rise To hear
the lute well - touch'd , and artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air ?
Page 36
If there is music , a good fire will be particularly grateful to the performers , who
are often seated at the farther end of the room ; for it is really shameful that a lady
who is charming us all with her voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the ...
If there is music , a good fire will be particularly grateful to the performers , who
are often seated at the farther end of the room ; for it is really shameful that a lady
who is charming us all with her voice , or firing us , at the harp or piano , with the ...
Page 53
... a tragedy is described sleeping at the foot of an altar with three tremendous
looking women ( the furies ) keeping an eye upon him ; — when a doomed old
man in a grove is called away by a voice , — after which he is never more seen ;
or to ...
... a tragedy is described sleeping at the foot of an altar with three tremendous
looking women ( the furies ) keeping an eye upon him ; — when a doomed old
man in a grove is called away by a voice , — after which he is never more seen ;
or to ...
Page 58
... with all the 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 IIEATIEN MYTHOLOGY .
... with all the 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 IIEATIEN MYTHOLOGY .
Page 80
The oracles are dumb , No 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 ...
The oracles are dumb , No 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 ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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