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 108
... sense . Now Mab is the fairies ' midwife , plebeian by office , indiscriminate in her visits , and descend- ing so low as to make elf - locks , and plait the manes of horses . We have little doubt that she is styled queen in an ...
... sense . Now Mab is the fairies ' midwife , plebeian by office , indiscriminate in her visits , and descend- ing so low as to make elf - locks , and plait the manes of horses . We have little doubt that she is styled queen in an ...
Page 126
... sense in general . D'Herbelot uses it in the sense of demon , and yet in his article on " Solomon " it is opposed to it , or simply means giant . Richardson tells us , that Peri means a beautiful creature of no sex ; whereas accord- ing ...
... sense in general . D'Herbelot uses it in the sense of demon , and yet in his article on " Solomon " it is opposed to it , or simply means giant . Richardson tells us , that Peri means a beautiful creature of no sex ; whereas accord- ing ...
Page 161
... sense , are the animal spirits of the crea- tion , its exuberance , its natural health and vigor , its head- long tendency to reproduction . In a superstitious and popular point of view , they were the spirits of the woods , a branch of ...
... sense , are the animal spirits of the crea- tion , its exuberance , its natural health and vigor , its head- long tendency to reproduction . In a superstitious and popular point of view , they were the spirits of the woods , a branch of ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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