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 41
... night : may the weariness I have caused you make sleep the pleasanter ! ―― " Let no lamenting cryes , nor dolefull tears , Be heard all night within , nor yet without ; Ne let false whispers , breeding hidden fears , Break gentle sleep ...
... night : may the weariness I have caused you make sleep the pleasanter ! ―― " Let no lamenting cryes , nor dolefull tears , Be heard all night within , nor yet without ; Ne let false whispers , breeding hidden fears , Break gentle sleep ...
Page 71
... night , Titinius : -noble , noble Cassius , Good night , and good repose . Cassius . O , my dear brother ! This was an ill beginning of the night : Never come such division ' tween our souls ! Let it not , Brutus . Bru . Every thing is ...
... night , Titinius : -noble , noble Cassius , Good night , and good repose . Cassius . O , my dear brother ! This was an ill beginning of the night : Never come such division ' tween our souls ! Let it not , Brutus . Bru . Every thing is ...
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... night- Neither moon nor star . We would call aloud in the dreamy dells , Call to each other , and whoop and cry All night merrily , merrily . - They would pelt me with starry spangles and shells , Laughing and clapping their hands ...
... night- Neither moon nor star . We would call aloud in the dreamy dells , Call to each other , and whoop and cry All night merrily , merrily . - They would pelt me with starry spangles and shells , Laughing and clapping their hands ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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