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 52
... become a criminal , or a madman , because his grandfather unwittingly married against the god's con- sent . The vulgar thought how wilful and unjust they would be themselves if they had power ; they saw how much kings were given to ...
... become a criminal , or a madman , because his grandfather unwittingly married against the god's con- sent . The vulgar thought how wilful and unjust they would be themselves if they had power ; they saw how much kings were given to ...
Page 53
... become little in propor- tion as the gods become great ; and Mars and Minerva lording it over a battle , are like giants ' tempesting " among a parcel of mice . The less they were seen , the less the dignity on either side was ...
... become little in propor- tion as the gods become great ; and Mars and Minerva lording it over a battle , are like giants ' tempesting " among a parcel of mice . The less they were seen , the less the dignity on either side was ...
Page 56
... become visible and affecting to the mind in pro- portion to the truth and beauty of its own tact for univer- sality . Bacon , though no poet , had it , and adorned his house with pagan sculptures ; because , being a universal ...
... become visible and affecting to the mind in pro- portion to the truth and beauty of its own tact for univer- sality . Bacon , though no poet , had it , and adorned his house with pagan sculptures ; because , being a universal ...
Page 58
... become as the dreams of remem- bered sickness in infancy . At all events , it is certain that some of the great modern poets in consequence of their remoteness from the age of pagan belief , and its every - day effect on the mind ...
... become as the dreams of remem- bered sickness in infancy . At all events , it is certain that some of the great modern poets in consequence of their remoteness from the age of pagan belief , and its every - day effect on the mind ...
Page 59
... become synonymous with devil . But there are few things more remarkable than the abundant use which the Church made of the speculations of the Greek philoso- phers , and the contempt with which indiscreet members of GENII OF THE GREEKS ...
... become synonymous with devil . But there are few things more remarkable than the abundant use which the Church made of the speculations of the Greek philoso- phers , and the contempt with which indiscreet members of GENII OF THE GREEKS ...
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