A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto UncollectedIncludes papers on Heathen mythology, Genii of antiquity, Genii and fairies of the East, etc. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 39
Page 46
The best part of pleasure is the communication of it . Why must we be perpetually
craving for amusement or information from others ( an appetite which , after all ,
will be seldom acknowledged ) , and never think of bestowing them ourselves ?
The best part of pleasure is the communication of it . Why must we be perpetually
craving for amusement or information from others ( an appetite which , after all ,
will be seldom acknowledged ) , and never think of bestowing them ourselves ?
Page 88
And Domitian himself being present , did nothing else but ( without ceasing )
speake and talke unto them of murthers , death and tragedies . In the end , the
Emperour having taken his pleasure of them at the full , he caused their pages
and ...
And Domitian himself being present , did nothing else but ( without ceasing )
speake and talke unto them of murthers , death and tragedies . In the end , the
Emperour having taken his pleasure of them at the full , he caused their pages
and ...
Page 124
To us , the “ Arabian Nights ” is one of the most beautiful books in the world : not
because there is nothing but pleasure in it , but because the pain has infinite
chances of vicissitude , and because the pleasure is within the reach of all who
have ...
To us , the “ Arabian Nights ” is one of the most beautiful books in the world : not
because there is nothing but pleasure in it , but because the pain has infinite
chances of vicissitude , and because the pleasure is within the reach of all who
have ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
19 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration ancient appear beautiful become better body called charm comes delight earth eyes face fair fairy fall fancy fear feel fire genius giant give given gods Greek hand happy head hear heard heart human imagination Italy keep kind King lady Lane latter least leave less light lived Lloyd look lord means mention Milton mind nature never night nymphs observed once opinion original Pari passage perhaps Persian person pleasure poem poet poetry present Prince reader reason round Satyr seems seen sense side Sirens sometimes sort soul speak spirit story supposed sweet taken taste tell thee thing thou thought tion took true truth turn voice whole wish young
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |