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 102
... delight . It is a delicate fancy to suppose that those ruby spots contain the essence of the flower's odor , and were presents from their ruling sprite . And the hanging a pearl in every cowslip's ear ( besides the beauty of the line ) ...
... delight . It is a delicate fancy to suppose that those ruby spots contain the essence of the flower's odor , and were presents from their ruling sprite . And the hanging a pearl in every cowslip's ear ( besides the beauty of the line ) ...
Page 139
... delightful . We can say with the greatest truth , that at the age of fifty we repeat these passages with a pleasure little short of what we experienced at fifteen . We even doubt whether it is less . We come round to the same delight by ...
... delightful . We can say with the greatest truth , that at the age of fifty we repeat these passages with a pleasure little short of what we experienced at fifteen . We even doubt whether it is less . We come round to the same delight by ...
Page 286
... delightful associa- tion , as men of musical taste do in the most tricksome harmonies and accompaniments of Mozart ... delighted in dwelling upon it , and attributing it to their favorites . Virgil is no joker , but Homer is : and there ...
... delightful associa- tion , as men of musical taste do in the most tricksome harmonies and accompaniments of Mozart ... delighted in dwelling upon it , and attributing it to their favorites . Virgil is no joker , but Homer is : and there ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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