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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Claudius ! sirs awakelClaudius ! Luc . The strings , my lord , are false . Bru . He
thinks , he is still at his instrument . Lucius , awake . Luc . My lord ? Bru . Didst
thou dream that thou so cry'dst out ? Luc . My lord , I do not know that I did cry .
Bru .
Claudius ! sirs awakelClaudius ! Luc . The strings , my lord , are false . Bru . He
thinks , he is still at his instrument . Lucius , awake . Luc . My lord ? Bru . Didst
thou dream that thou so cry'dst out ? Luc . My lord , I do not know that I did cry .
Bru .
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In like manner , if the English wrote allegorical storybooks nowadays , the
oppressive lord or magistrate would be a giant . ... In books of chivalry , " says
Bishop Hurd , “ the giants were oppressive feudal lords ; and every lord was to be
met with ...
In like manner , if the English wrote allegorical storybooks nowadays , the
oppressive lord or magistrate would be a giant . ... In books of chivalry , " says
Bishop Hurd , “ the giants were oppressive feudal lords ; and every lord was to be
met with ...
Page 328
Dryden addressed some verses on New - Year's Day to Lord Chancellor Hyde (
Clarendon ) , which he begins as follows : My Lord , While flattering crowds
officiously appear To give themselves , not you , a happy year , And by the
greatness ...
Dryden addressed some verses on New - Year's Day to Lord Chancellor Hyde (
Clarendon ) , which he begins as follows : My Lord , While flattering crowds
officiously appear To give themselves , not you , a happy year , And by the
greatness ...
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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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