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 19
... becomes unpleas- ant , it is during that gross and pernicious prolongation of eating and drinking , to which this latter age has given itself up , and which threatens to make the rising genera- tion regard a meal of repletion as the ...
... becomes unpleas- ant , it is during that gross and pernicious prolongation of eating and drinking , to which this latter age has given itself up , and which threatens to make the rising genera- tion regard a meal of repletion as the ...
Page 29
... becoming darker ; and as that becomes darker ,. the fire assumes a more glowing presence . The contemplatist keeps his easy posture , absorbed in his fancies ; and every thing around him is still and serene . The stillness would even ...
... becoming darker ; and as that becomes darker ,. the fire assumes a more glowing presence . The contemplatist keeps his easy posture , absorbed in his fancies ; and every thing around him is still and serene . The stillness would even ...
Page 31
... becomes very differ- ent from the one we have just left ; it puts on its liveliest aspect in order to welcome those to whom the tea - table is a point of meeting , and it is the business of the firesider to cherish this aspect for the ...
... becomes very differ- ent from the one we have just left ; it puts on its liveliest aspect in order to welcome those to whom the tea - table is a point of meeting , and it is the business of the firesider to cherish this aspect for the ...
Page 32
... becomes dark and sleepy , and is in danger of go- ing out . It is like a boy at school in the hands of a bad master , who , thinking him dull , and being impatient to render him brilliant , beats him about the head and ears till he ...
... becomes dark and sleepy , and is in danger of go- ing out . It is like a boy at school in the hands of a bad master , who , thinking him dull , and being impatient to render him brilliant , beats him about the head and ears till he ...
Page 48
... becoming . * Plutarch , who was a priest at Delphi , and a regular devout pagan , but good - hearted and imbued with ... become intolerable , and there is no alternative between a revolt of your subjects , and their belief in your being ...
... becoming . * Plutarch , who was a priest at Delphi , and a regular devout pagan , but good - hearted and imbued with ... become intolerable , and there is no alternative between a revolt of your subjects , and their belief in your being ...
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