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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The window , which presents a large face of watery gray , intersected by strong
lines , is imperceptibly becoming darker ; and as that becomes darker , the fire
assumes a more glowing presence . The contemplatist keeps his easy posture ...
The window , which presents a large face of watery gray , intersected by strong
lines , is imperceptibly becoming darker ; and as that becomes darker , the fire
assumes a more glowing presence . The contemplatist keeps his easy posture ...
Page 32
I confess I take particular delight in seeing a good blaze at top ; and my
impatience to produce it will sometimes lead me into great rashness in the article
of poking ; that is to say , I use the poker at the top instead of the middle of the fire
, and ...
I confess I take particular delight in seeing a good blaze at top ; and my
impatience to produce it will sometimes lead me into great rashness in the article
of poking ; that is to say , I use the poker at the top instead of the middle of the fire
, and ...
Page 36
Suffice it to say that , where the fire is duly appreciated , and the circle good
humored , none of them can be unpleasant , whether the party be large or small ,
young or old , talkative or contemplative . If there is music , a good fire will be ...
Suffice it to say that , where the fire is duly appreciated , and the circle good
humored , none of them can be unpleasant , whether the party be large or small ,
young or old , talkative or contemplative . If there is music , a good fire will be ...
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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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