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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The Seer ' is a capital companion in the traveller's pocket , and by the bachelor's
coffee - cup , and whenever one 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
...
The Seer ' is a capital companion in the traveller's pocket , and by the bachelor's
coffee - cup , and whenever one 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
...
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His mind how's it - cit imbued wish a rich knowledge of his subject , and this ,
illumined by the evidence of a thorough and unaffected liking for it , makes him
irresistible . ” — Lorcon Sirierny krziar's “ As a collection of Sonnets , it is not only
the ...
His mind how's it - cit imbued wish a rich knowledge of his subject , and this ,
illumined by the evidence of a thorough and unaffected liking for it , makes him
irresistible . ” — Lorcon Sirierny krziar's “ As a collection of Sonnets , it is not only
the ...
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... its song was so much more cheerful and continued , and it kept the water so
hot and comfortable as long as you wanted it , — that I sometimes feel as if I had
sent off a good , plain , faithful olil friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for
a ...
... its song was so much more cheerful and continued , and it kept the water so
hot and comfortable as long as you wanted it , — that I sometimes feel as if I had
sent off a good , plain , faithful olil friend , who had but one wish to serve me , for
a ...
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Would Virgil , who delighted in husbandry , and whose first wish was to be a
philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and being the
countryman Newton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the panegyrist of
freedom ...
Would Virgil , who delighted in husbandry , and whose first wish was to be a
philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and being the
countryman Newton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the panegyrist of
freedom ...
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... Italian genius ; but Count Alfieri , a poet , at least as warmly inclined as Ariosto ,
delighted in England ; and the great romancer himself , in another of his satires ,
makes a commodious fireplace the climax of his wishes with regard to lodging .
... Italian genius ; but Count Alfieri , a poet , at least as warmly inclined as Ariosto ,
delighted in England ; and the great romancer himself , in another of his satires ,
makes a commodious fireplace the climax of his wishes with regard to lodging .
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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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