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 194
Various names have been given to the Sirens , expressive of their attractions .
The most received are Leucosia , Parthenope , and Ligeia ; or “ The Fair , the
Tuneful , and the Maiden - faced . " ( It is impossible , on such an occasion , to
resist ...
Various names have been given to the Sirens , expressive of their attractions .
The most received are Leucosia , Parthenope , and Ligeia ; or “ The Fair , the
Tuneful , and the Maiden - faced . " ( It is impossible , on such an occasion , to
resist ...
Page 264
The scene , she says , was one which , she is “ convinced , would have given an
energetic impetus to the ideas of the immortal Pope himself , to have given an
adequate description . " She betrays , to be sure , the extent of her reading ; and ...
The scene , she says , was one which , she is “ convinced , would have given an
energetic impetus to the ideas of the immortal Pope himself , to have given an
adequate description . " She betrays , to be sure , the extent of her reading ; and ...
Page 327
And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected Leigh Hunt Joseph Edward Babson. a “
consideration . ” “ Nothing is given for nothing nowadays , " as the saying is . Nay
, it is doubtful whether next to nothing will always be given for something .
And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected Leigh Hunt Joseph Edward Babson. a “
consideration . ” “ Nothing is given for nothing nowadays , " as the saying is . Nay
, it is doubtful whether next to nothing will always be given for something .
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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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