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 138
The consequences among the ladies are such as Western romancers have told
in a similar way ; but at length success crowns the prince's endeavors ... The
behavior of the lady is in very good taste , and completes the charm of the
discovery .
The consequences among the ladies are such as Western romancers have told
in a similar way ; but at length success crowns the prince's endeavors ... The
behavior of the lady is in very good taste , and completes the charm of the
discovery .
Page 144
As soon as Prince Ahmed perceived the lady , he hastened to pay his respects ;
and the lady on her part , seeing him coming , prevented him . Addressing her
discourse to him first , and raising her voice , she said to him , “ Come near ,
Prince ...
As soon as Prince Ahmed perceived the lady , he hastened to pay his respects ;
and the lady on her part , seeing him coming , prevented him . Addressing her
discourse to him first , and raising her voice , she said to him , “ Come near ,
Prince ...
Page 366
said the lady in the epigram ; and the husband doubted her not . “ I would rather
see my husband dead , than guilty of the crime of infidelity , ” said a lady of what
has been happily termed “ outrageous virtue . ” * It was the selfish Abelard who ...
said the lady in the epigram ; and the husband doubted her not . “ I would rather
see my husband dead , than guilty of the crime of infidelity , ” said a lady of what
has been happily termed “ outrageous virtue . ” * It was the selfish Abelard who ...
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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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