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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... and letting the whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come
whispering about the yielding faculties . ... or minute laughings heard upon the
wind , or the night - spirit on his horse that comes flouncing through the air on his
...
... and letting the whole multitude of fancies , that work in the night silence , come
whispering about the yielding faculties . ... or minute laughings heard upon the
wind , or the night - spirit on his horse that comes flouncing through the air on his
...
Page 112
Since by thee comes profanation , Taste thee , lol scarification . Noisy booby ! in a
twinkling Thou hast got a pretty crinkling . Finally , when the coast is clear ,
Oberon cries , – -a So we are clean got off : come , noble peers Of Fairy , come ...
Since by thee comes profanation , Taste thee , lol scarification . Noisy booby ! in a
twinkling Thou hast got a pretty crinkling . Finally , when the coast is clear ,
Oberon cries , – -a So we are clean got off : come , noble peers Of Fairy , come ...
Page 192
Fear not your ships , Nor any to oppose you , save our lips ; But come on shore ,
Where no joy dies till love hath gotten more . [ These two last lines are repeated ,
as chorus , from a grove . ] “ For swelling waves our panting breasts , Where ...
Fear not your ships , Nor any to oppose you , save our lips ; But come on shore ,
Where no joy dies till love hath gotten more . [ These two last lines are repeated ,
as chorus , from a grove . ] “ For swelling waves our panting breasts , Where ...
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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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admiration ancient appear beautiful become better body called charm comes delight earth eyes face fair fairy fall fancy fear feel fire genius giant give given gods Greek hand happy head hear heard heart human imagination Italy keep kind King lady Lane latter least leave less light lived Lloyd look lord means mention Milton mind nature never night nymphs observed once opinion original Pari passage perhaps Persian person pleasure poem poet poetry present Prince reader reason round Satyr seems seen sense side Sirens sometimes sort soul speak spirit story supposed sweet taken taste tell thee thing thou thought tion took true truth turn voice whole wish young
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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