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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Would Virgil , who delighted in husbandry , and whose first wish was to be a
philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and ing the countryman
of Newton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the panegyrist of freedom
...
Would Virgil , who delighted in husbandry , and whose first wish was to be a
philosopher , have complained of living in our pastures , and ing the countryman
of Newton ? Would Homer , the observer of character , the panegyrist of freedom
...
Page 296
You may always know whether a person wishes you a pleasant or unpleasant
adventure , by the pleasure or pain he has in ... At the same time , if there are
situations in which one could wish ill even to a lady's leg , there are legs and
stockings ...
You may always know whether a person wishes you a pleasant or unpleasant
adventure , by the pleasure or pain he has in ... At the same time , if there are
situations in which one could wish ill even to a lady's leg , there are legs and
stockings ...
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day , in their most serious moments , seem never to have had a thorough belief in
what they were saying , apart from that curse of all half - performance , the wish to
produce an effect ! They could not love a woman , without beseeching some ...
day , in their most serious moments , seem never to have had a thorough belief in
what they were saying , apart from that curse of all half - performance , the wish to
produce an effect ! They could not love a woman , without beseeching some ...
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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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