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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... passage to read at twilight ; or before put- ting out the candles , in some old country house . There is yet one more passage which we must quote from Milton , about a genius . It concerns also a very de- moniacal circumstance , the ...
... passage to read at twilight ; or before put- ting out the candles , in some old country house . There is yet one more passage which we must quote from Milton , about a genius . It concerns also a very de- moniacal circumstance , the ...
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... passages in Ben Jonson regarding fairies want merit enough to be quoted ; not that he had not a fine fancy , but ... passage we speak of is in Ran- dolph's pastoral of “ Amyntas , or the Impossible Dowry . ” A young rogue of the name ...
... passages in Ben Jonson regarding fairies want merit enough to be quoted ; not that he had not a fine fancy , but ... passage we speak of is in Ran- dolph's pastoral of “ Amyntas , or the Impossible Dowry . ” A young rogue of the name ...
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... passages in their very greatest dramatic poets and Madame des Houlieres , the whole French Parnassus up to the present Here is Mr. Rose's version of the passage : — " In furious heat , he springs upon Medore , Exclaiming , ' Thou of ...
... passages in their very greatest dramatic poets and Madame des Houlieres , the whole French Parnassus up to the present Here is Mr. Rose's version of the passage : — " In furious heat , he springs upon Medore , Exclaiming , ' Thou of ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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