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 37
... charm o'er all . " This is the finished evening ; this the quickener at once and the calmer of tired thought ; this the spot where our better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their ...
... charm o'er all . " This is the finished evening ; this the quickener at once and the calmer of tired thought ; this the spot where our better spirits await to exalt and enliven us , when the daily and vulgar ones have discharged their ...
Page 121
... charm remains in spite of the dough - trough , provided you are once beguiled . A more unsatisfactory charm could not be found . Think of clasp- ing her to your heart , and finding your hands come together within an ace of your ...
... charm remains in spite of the dough - trough , provided you are once beguiled . A more unsatisfactory charm could not be found . Think of clasp- ing her to your heart , and finding your hands come together within an ace of your ...
Page 138
... charm of the discovery . " Prince , ' said the young maid , ' you are surprised to to see me here : you expected to have found something more precious than me , and I question not but that you now repent having taken so much trouble ...
... charm of the discovery . " Prince , ' said the young maid , ' you are surprised to to see me here : you expected to have found something more precious than me , and I question not but that you now repent having taken so much trouble ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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