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 126
The Persians ( for all these supernatural tales originated with the Persians ,
Indians , and Chaldeans , and not with the Arabs , except in as far as the latter
became united with the Persians ) , are of opinion , that many kings reigned , and
many ...
The Persians ( for all these supernatural tales originated with the Persians ,
Indians , and Chaldeans , and not with the Arabs , except in as far as the latter
became united with the Persians ) , are of opinion , that many kings reigned , and
many ...
Page 127
The above couplet was an extempore of a Persian boy at an inn , who was struck
with the dandy assumptions and enormous appetite of a native gentleman of the
party . This person had been commissioned to show Sir William the country ...
The above couplet was an extempore of a Persian boy at an inn , who was struck
with the dandy assumptions and enormous appetite of a native gentleman of the
party . This person had been commissioned to show Sir William the country ...
Page 154
The Persians supposed it , and do so still , to run round the ... The exploits of
Rustam , before mentioned , and of the ancient Tahmuras , surnamed Deev -
Bend or the Deev - Binder , form the most popular subjects of Persian heroic
poetry .
The Persians supposed it , and do so still , to run round the ... The exploits of
Rustam , before mentioned , and of the ancient Tahmuras , surnamed Deev -
Bend or the Deev - Binder , form the most popular subjects of Persian heroic
poetry .
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Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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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 | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 6 May 2015 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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