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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And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected Leigh Hunt Joseph Edward Babson. the common theories of right and wrong . Nature's char- acter remained safe , and her good work proceeded . The divinity within us was superior to the ideas of him ...
And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected Leigh Hunt Joseph Edward Babson. the common theories of right and wrong . Nature's char- acter remained safe , and her good work proceeded . The divinity within us was superior to the ideas of him ...
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... a shepherd has lost a companion , and must feed his flocks alone , without any judge of his skill in piping ; but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY . 55.
... a shepherd has lost a companion , and must feed his flocks alone , without any judge of his skill in piping ; but Milton dignifies and adorns these common artificial incidents with unexpected touches HEATHEN MYTHOLOGY . 55.
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... common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque beauty , with the graces of sentiment and with the novelties of original genius . " Wharton says further , that " poetry is not always uncon- nected with passion , " and ...
... common artificial incidents with unexpected touches of picturesque beauty , with the graces of sentiment and with the novelties of original genius . " Wharton says further , that " poetry is not always uncon- nected with passion , " and ...
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... common name of genii , though the term is not correct , for the Greeks were unacquainted with the word genius . Their spirit was called a demon ; and we suspect that a further distinction is to be drawn between the two words , for a ...
... common name of genii , though the term is not correct , for the Greeks were unacquainted with the word genius . Their spirit was called a demon ; and we suspect that a further distinction is to be drawn between the two words , for a ...
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... common misconceptions of him , they are but the natural conclusions of vulgar minds ; and Aristophanes , who became a traitor to the graces he had learned at his table , and condescended to encourage the misconceptions in order to ...
... common misconceptions of him , they are but the natural conclusions of vulgar minds ; and Aristophanes , who became a traitor to the graces he had learned at his table , and condescended to encourage the misconceptions in order to ...
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