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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All this hubbub arose from a Satyr having made his appearance , who for ten
months past had infested the village . ... He was himself of the race of Satyrs , as
appeared plainly by his A Satyr once invited himself to his house , on the ground
of ...
All this hubbub arose from a Satyr having made his appearance , who for ten
months past had infested the village . ... He was himself of the race of Satyrs , as
appeared plainly by his A Satyr once invited himself to his house , on the ground
of ...
Page 160
The Satyr did not appear , nevertheless the wine sank , as if it was drank . When
the pond was emptied , Apollonius said , “ Let us offer libations to the Satyr , who
is now fast asleep . ' After saying this , he carried the men of the village to the ...
The Satyr did not appear , nevertheless the wine sank , as if it was drank . When
the pond was emptied , Apollonius said , “ Let us offer libations to the Satyr , who
is now fast asleep . ' After saying this , he carried the men of the village to the ...
Page 167
You may show even a Satyr in his graces , as you may a goat in a graceful
attitude , or the turns and blossoms of a thorn . But to make the shaggy and
impetuous wood - god , with his veins full of the sap of the vine , a polished and
retiring lover ...
You may show even a Satyr in his graces , as you may a goat in a graceful
attitude , or the turns and blossoms of a thorn . But to make the shaggy and
impetuous wood - god , with his veins full of the sap of the vine , a polished and
retiring lover ...
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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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