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 72
Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile , And touch thy instrument a strain or
two ? Luc . Ay , my lord , an it please you . Bru . It does , my boy . I trouble thee too
much , but thou art willing . Luc . It is my duty , sir . Bru . I should not urge thy duty
...
Canst thou hold up thy heavy eyes awhile , And touch thy instrument a strain or
two ? Luc . Ay , my lord , an it please you . Bru . It does , my boy . I trouble thee too
much , but thou art willing . Luc . It is my duty , sir . Bru . I should not urge thy duty
...
Page 73
Didst thou dream that thou so cry'dst out ? Luc . My lord , I do not know that I did
cry . Bru . Yes , that thou didst ; didst thou see any thing ? Luc . Nothing , my lord .
Bru . Sleep again , Lucius . - Şirrah , Claudius ! Fellow thou ! awake . Var .
Didst thou dream that thou so cry'dst out ? Luc . My lord , I do not know that I did
cry . Bru . Yes , that thou didst ; didst thou see any thing ? Luc . Nothing , my lord .
Bru . Sleep again , Lucius . - Şirrah , Claudius ! Fellow thou ! awake . Var .
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Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful . Bot . No so , neither : but if I had wit
enough to get out of this wood , I have enough to serve mine own turn . Tita . Out
of this wood do not desire to go ; Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no .
I am a ...
Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful . Bot . No so , neither : but if I had wit
enough to get out of this wood , I have enough to serve mine own turn . Tita . Out
of this wood do not desire to go ; Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no .
I am a ...
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Contents
Prefatory Note | 13 |
On Commonplace People | 42 |
On the Genii of the Greeks and Romans and | 59 |
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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 |
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