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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... wishes a nibble at the good things of the library at home . No one can behold the face of Nature without finding a smile upon it , if he looks there through the eyes of ' The Seer . ' " - Boston Daily Advertiser . " A collection of ...
... wishes a nibble at the good things of the library at home . No one can behold the face of Nature without finding a smile upon it , if he looks there through the eyes of ' The Seer . ' " - Boston Daily Advertiser . " A collection of ...
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... wish to serve me , for a superficial , smooth - faced upstart of a fel- low , who , after a little promising and vaporing , grows cold - * This was written in the early days of Leigh Hunt's literary career ; but years after , when he ...
... wish to serve me , for a superficial , smooth - faced upstart of a fel- low , who , after a little promising and vaporing , grows cold - * This was written in the early days of Leigh Hunt's literary career ; but years after , when he ...
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... wish was to be a philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and being the countryman of New- ton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the pan- egyrist of freedom , the painter of storms , of landscapes , and of ...
... wish was to be a philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and being the countryman of New- ton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the pan- egyrist of freedom , the painter of storms , of landscapes , and of ...
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... wishes with regard to lodging . In short , what did Horace say , or rather what did he not say , of the raptures of in - door sociality , Horace , who knew how to enjoy sunshine in all its luxury , and who nevertheless appears to have ...
... wishes with regard to lodging . In short , what did Horace say , or rather what did he not say , of the raptures of in - door sociality , Horace , who knew how to enjoy sunshine in all its luxury , and who nevertheless appears to have ...
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... wish- ing to read , he pushed himself nearer and nearer the win- dow , and continued fixing on his book till he happened to take another glance out of doors , and on returning to it , could make out nothing . He therefore lays it aside ...
... wish- ing to read , he pushed himself nearer and nearer the win- dow , and continued fixing on his book till he happened to take another glance out of doors , and on returning to it , could make out nothing . He therefore lays it aside ...
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