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 possibilities , expatiated on the special merits of each renowned writer in
this sphere , and indicated the most striking examples of success in artistic and
effective construction or eloquent feeling as thus embodied and expressed .
... and possibilities , expatiated on the special merits of each renowned writer in
this sphere , and indicated the most striking examples of success in artistic and
effective construction or eloquent feeling as thus embodied and expressed .
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It is not improbable that they who feel apprehensive at the idea of ascending in a
balloon , would feel less so when fairly up ... I remember I used to have less of the
feeling I have been speaking of , when standing on the greatest mountainous ...
It is not improbable that they who feel apprehensive at the idea of ascending in a
balloon , would feel less so when fairly up ... I remember I used to have less of the
feeling I have been speaking of , when standing on the greatest mountainous ...
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You feel as if you were fingering a brick - bat . A. It makes you feel dust in the
eyes . B. It is impossible to shed a tear over it . The lachrymal organs are dried up
. A. If you shut it hastily , it is like clapping together a pair of fresh - cleaned gloves
.
You feel as if you were fingering a brick - bat . A. It makes you feel dust in the
eyes . B. It is impossible to shed a tear over it . The lachrymal organs are dried up
. A. If you shut it hastily , it is like clapping together a pair of fresh - cleaned gloves
.
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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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