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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... called the Sonnet , with a Selec- tion of English Sonnets , now first published from the original MSS . of Leigh Hunt . An Essay on American Sonnets and Sonneteers , with a Selection of Sonnets , by S. Adams Lee . In two volumes . 16mo ...
... called the Sonnet , with a Selec- tion of English Sonnets , now first published from the original MSS . of Leigh Hunt . An Essay on American Sonnets and Sonneteers , with a Selection of Sonnets , by S. Adams Lee . In two volumes . 16mo ...
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... called him ) , and , instead of a piece of paper , a thimble , or a cinder , claps into her mouth a peg of orange or a long slice of citron ; then her eyes above instantly light up again , the smiles wreath about , the sparklings burst ...
... called him ) , and , instead of a piece of paper , a thimble , or a cinder , claps into her mouth a peg of orange or a long slice of citron ; then her eyes above instantly light up again , the smiles wreath about , the sparklings burst ...
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... those invidious and idle surfaces called screens . This abuse is the more ridiculous , inasmuch as the remedy is so easy : for we have nothing to do but to use semicircular dining - tables , with the base unoccupied A DAY BY THE FIRE . 19.
... those invidious and idle surfaces called screens . This abuse is the more ridiculous , inasmuch as the remedy is so easy : for we have nothing to do but to use semicircular dining - tables , with the base unoccupied A DAY BY THE FIRE . 19.
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... called them together , or even when hours peculiarly congenial render it difficult to part . At all events , the departure must be a voluntary matter ; and here I cannot help exclaiming against the gross and villanous trick which some ...
... called them together , or even when hours peculiarly congenial render it difficult to part . At all events , the departure must be a voluntary matter ; and here I cannot help exclaiming against the gross and villanous trick which some ...
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... called persons of simple common sense , and , in fact , have just enough of that val- uable quality to inspire them with the very quietness which brings them into so much contempt . We need not , however , take any pains to describe a ...
... called persons of simple common sense , and , in fact , have just enough of that val- uable quality to inspire them with the very quietness which brings them into so much contempt . We need not , however , take any pains to describe a ...
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