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 132
... kind enough , if they have their way ; but do not willingly come in contact with men , except to carry off their wives or daughters ; still resenting , it would seem , the ascendancy of human kind , and choosing to serve their own ...
... kind enough , if they have their way ; but do not willingly come in contact with men , except to carry off their wives or daughters ; still resenting , it would seem , the ascendancy of human kind , and choosing to serve their own ...
Page 142
... kind . Pari is the female genius , beautiful and beneficent . D'Herbelot says there are male Paries , and he gives the names of two of them , Dal Peri and Milan Schah Peri , who were brothers of Merjan Peri , supposed to be the same as ...
... kind . Pari is the female genius , beautiful and beneficent . D'Herbelot says there are male Paries , and he gives the names of two of them , Dal Peri and Milan Schah Peri , who were brothers of Merjan Peri , supposed to be the same as ...
Page 333
... kind , and of old standing , they are but common plaster . But the thoughts and the recol- lections belonged to no others ; and it appeared sacrilege to see them in that state . " Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine : And each ...
... kind , and of old standing , they are but common plaster . But the thoughts and the recol- lections belonged to no others ; and it appeared sacrilege to see them in that state . " Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine : And each ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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