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 126
... means giant . Richardson tells us , that Peri means a beautiful creature of no sex ; whereas accord- ing to Sir William Ouseley , it is always female ; and Rich- ardson himself gives us to understand as much another time . Upon the ...
... means giant . Richardson tells us , that Peri means a beautiful creature of no sex ; whereas accord- ing to Sir William Ouseley , it is always female ; and Rich- ardson himself gives us to understand as much another time . Upon the ...
Page 280
... means of a parachute , near the Small - pox Hospi- tal , at St. Pancras . I remember seeing him , frightfully swung about at first , but afterwards coming down steadily , to the great relief of an enormous multitude , whose sudden ...
... means of a parachute , near the Small - pox Hospi- tal , at St. Pancras . I remember seeing him , frightfully swung about at first , but afterwards coming down steadily , to the great relief of an enormous multitude , whose sudden ...
Page 292
... means certain that the said mimetic antique , Tate Wilkinson , was not Patentee of the York Theatre , wore a melancholy hat tied the wrong way , and cast looks of and having read a page , never shed another tear . This may be considered ...
... means certain that the said mimetic antique , Tate Wilkinson , was not Patentee of the York Theatre , wore a melancholy hat tied the wrong way , and cast looks of and having read a page , never shed another tear . This may be considered ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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