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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... face seems to make a jest of all that has passed . During these creations of the eye , the thought roves about into a hundred abstractions , some of them sug- gested by the fire , some of them suggested by that sugges- tion , some of ...
... face seems to make a jest of all that has passed . During these creations of the eye , the thought roves about into a hundred abstractions , some of them sug- gested by the fire , some of them suggested by that sugges- tion , some of ...
Page 31
... face , and felicity on the heart . Alas , that flights so lofty should ever be connected with earth by threads as slender as they are long , and that the least twitch of the most commonplace hand should be able to snatch down the ...
... face , and felicity on the heart . Alas , that flights so lofty should ever be connected with earth by threads as slender as they are long , and that the least twitch of the most commonplace hand should be able to snatch down the ...
Page 32
... mahogany , bringing out the white gar- ments of the ladies , and giving a poetic warmth to their face and hair ! I need not mention all the good things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
... mahogany , bringing out the white gar- ments of the ladies , and giving a poetic warmth to their face and hair ! I need not mention all the good things that are said at tea , —still less the gallant 32 A DAY BY THE FIRE .
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... faces ; and it is no easy thing for philosophy to say good night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be ... face it out gravely till the morning . If a 298879 common visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion ...
... faces ; and it is no easy thing for philosophy to say good night . But health must be enjoyed or nothing will be ... face it out gravely till the morning . If a 298879 common visitor be inconsiderate enough , on an ordinary occasion ...
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... face and atti- tude . Idle fancies these , and incomprehensible to minds clogged with every - day earthliness ; but not useless , either as an exercise of the invention , or even as adding con- sciousness to the range and destiny of the ...
... face and atti- tude . Idle fancies these , and incomprehensible to minds clogged with every - day earthliness ; but not useless , either as an exercise of the invention , or even as adding con- sciousness to the range and destiny of the ...
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