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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... beautiful in neglected fields of literature ; and to renew his acquaintance with the memorable sonnets of Italian and English poets was simply a labor of love . He therefore wrote an essay giving the history of the sonnet , and defining ...
... beautiful in neglected fields of literature ; and to renew his acquaintance with the memorable sonnets of Italian and English poets was simply a labor of love . He therefore wrote an essay giving the history of the sonnet , and defining ...
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... beautiful . HENRY CRABB ROBINSON . He is , in truth , one of the pleasantest writers of his time , - easy , colloquial , genial , human , full of fine fancies and verbal niceties , possessing a loving if not a " learned spirit , " with ...
... beautiful . HENRY CRABB ROBINSON . He is , in truth , one of the pleasantest writers of his time , - easy , colloquial , genial , human , full of fine fancies and verbal niceties , possessing a loving if not a " learned spirit , " with ...
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... who knew how to enjoy sunshine in all its luxury , and who nevertheless appears to have snatched a finer inspiration from absolute frost and snow ? - I need not quote all those beautiful little invitations he A DAY BY THE FIRE . 23.
... who knew how to enjoy sunshine in all its luxury , and who nevertheless appears to have snatched a finer inspiration from absolute frost and snow ? - I need not quote all those beautiful little invitations he A DAY BY THE FIRE . 23.
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... beautiful little invitations he sent to his acquaintances , telling one of them that a neat room and a sparkling fire were waiting for him ; describ- ing to another the smoke springing out of the roof in curling volumes , and even ...
... beautiful little invitations he sent to his acquaintances , telling one of them that a neat room and a sparkling fire were waiting for him ; describ- ing to another the smoke springing out of the roof in curling volumes , and even ...
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... beautiful to see how he will let down his mind to the other's level , taking pleasure in his harmless enjoyment , and assenting to a thousand truisms , one after another , as familiar to him as his finger - ends . The reason is that he ...
... beautiful to see how he will let down his mind to the other's level , taking pleasure in his harmless enjoyment , and assenting to a thousand truisms , one after another , as familiar to him as his finger - ends . The reason is that he ...
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