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 62
... soul might as well have been put for man , in opposi- tion to spirit ; for he held that the human being was prop- erly a soul , using the body only as an instrument . Nor was this soul the guardian angel or demon , though some- times ...
... soul might as well have been put for man , in opposi- tion to spirit ; for he held that the human being was prop- erly a soul , using the body only as an instrument . Nor was this soul the guardian angel or demon , though some- times ...
Page 63
... soul in addition . The soul , or real man , governed the animal part of us ; and the demon governed the soul . He was a tutor accompanying the pupil . If the pupil did amiss , it was not the tutor's fault . He lamented , and tried to ...
... soul in addition . The soul , or real man , governed the animal part of us ; and the demon governed the soul . He was a tutor accompanying the pupil . If the pupil did amiss , it was not the tutor's fault . He lamented , and tried to ...
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... soul he dares not tell , But whisper to the world : thus do they vary , Each string his note , as if they meant to carry Their master's blest soul ( snatch'd out at his ears By a strong ecstasy ) through all the spheres Of music's ...
... soul he dares not tell , But whisper to the world : thus do they vary , Each string his note , as if they meant to carry Their master's blest soul ( snatch'd out at his ears By a strong ecstasy ) through all the spheres Of music's ...
Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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