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 6-10 of 18
Page 192
... Sirens has been variously represented . Some say ( and this , we believe , is held to be the most or- thodox ... Sirens " as they are described by Hyginus and Servius , with their upper parts like women to the navel , and the rest like a ...
... Sirens has been variously represented . Some say ( and this , we believe , is held to be the most or- thodox ... Sirens " as they are described by Hyginus and Servius , with their upper parts like women to the navel , and the rest like a ...
Page 194
... Sirens , expres- sive of their attractions . The most received are Leucosia , Parthenope , and Ligeia ; or " The ... Sirens sweet ; By dead Parthenope's dear tomb , And fair Ligeia's golden comb , Wherewith she sits on diamond rocks ...
... Sirens , expres- sive of their attractions . The most received are Leucosia , Parthenope , and Ligeia ; or " The ... Sirens sweet ; By dead Parthenope's dear tomb , And fair Ligeia's golden comb , Wherewith she sits on diamond rocks ...
Page 196
... Sirens , living near the sea , came to be considered mermaids . A modern Latin poet , quoted by Sandys ( Pontanus ) , adopted this notion , and has a fable of his own upon it . He says that the Sirens were certain Neapolitan young ...
... Sirens , living near the sea , came to be considered mermaids . A modern Latin poet , quoted by Sandys ( Pontanus ) , adopted this notion , and has a fable of his own upon it . He says that the Sirens were certain Neapolitan young ...
Page 198
... sirens . He has done it contrary to mythology ; for the sirens were not part women and part fishes , as Spenser and other moderns have imagined , but part women and part birds . " Upon which Upton remarks , " By the sirens are imagined ...
... sirens . He has done it contrary to mythology ; for the sirens were not part women and part fishes , as Spenser and other moderns have imagined , but part women and part birds . " Upon which Upton remarks , " By the sirens are imagined ...
Page 200
... sirens be gifted with plumage . Had they gone to the northern seas , where there was more fishing than luxury , the siren would have been the mermaid ; and it is possible , that from the roman- ces of the north , the modern idea ...
... sirens be gifted with plumage . Had they gone to the northern seas , where there was more fishing than luxury , the siren would have been the mermaid ; and it is possible , that from the roman- ces of the north , the modern idea ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration Amadis of Gaul ancient angels appear Arabian Nights Arethuse balloon beautiful bird called charm creatures dancing delight demon devil divine earth elves evil eyes face fairy fancy fear feel fire fireside Genii genius gentle giant give gods Gog and Magog grace Greek hand happy head heard heaven Hesiod human imagination kind King King Arthur lady Lane Leigh Hunt lived Lloyd look lord lovers mermaid Milton mistress Morabec mountains Mythology Naiads nature Nereids never night nymphs Oberon one's Ovid Pari passage perhaps person Plato pleasant pleasure Plutarch poem poet poetry present Prince Ahmed queen reader Reginald Scot romance round Satyr sense sing Sirens Socrates song sort soul speak Spenser spirit story supposed sweet taste tell thee thing thou thought tion Triton truth turn verses voice wings word