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 191
... least seductive . But they say little or nothing to the hero , in point of fact . The temptation must have lain in the promise and the sound . William Browne , a disciple of Spenser , and not unworthy of him , has given a song of the ...
... least seductive . But they say little or nothing to the hero , in point of fact . The temptation must have lain in the promise and the sound . William Browne , a disciple of Spenser , and not unworthy of him , has given a song of the ...
Page 346
... least , thought the young lady to whom they were sent , and who used to devour them with her eyes , till her very breath failed her , and she could not speak for delight . Poor , loving Lucinda ! —We call her poor , though she was at ...
... least , thought the young lady to whom they were sent , and who used to devour them with her eyes , till her very breath failed her , and she could not speak for delight . Poor , loving Lucinda ! —We call her poor , though she was at ...
Page 367
... least , to be finally bitter against such as have had the misfortune to want more . The editor of the new " Pic- torial Edition " of Shakspere ( by the way , we adopt with him that new spelling of the name , happy to do the least and ...
... least , to be finally bitter against such as have had the misfortune to want more . The editor of the new " Pic- torial Edition " of Shakspere ( by the way , we adopt with him that new spelling of the name , happy to do the least and ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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