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 115
... heard small pipes playing , as if no bigger than hollow rushes that whisper to the night winds ; and more piteous than aught that trills from earthly instrument was the scarce audible dirge ! It seemed to float over the stream , every ...
... heard small pipes playing , as if no bigger than hollow rushes that whisper to the night winds ; and more piteous than aught that trills from earthly instrument was the scarce audible dirge ! It seemed to float over the stream , every ...
Page 116
... heard afar off , so still was the midnight solitude of the glen . Then the disenthralled Orchy began to rejoice as before through all her streams and falls ; and at the sudden leaping of the waters and outbursting of the moon , we awoke ...
... heard afar off , so still was the midnight solitude of the glen . Then the disenthralled Orchy began to rejoice as before through all her streams and falls ; and at the sudden leaping of the waters and outbursting of the moon , we awoke ...
Page 134
... heard , with pleasure , you returned victorious ; on his account I have taken the liberty now to call for you . ' " At these words , Schaibar , looking on Prince Ahmed with a favorable eye , which however diminished neither his ...
... heard , with pleasure , you returned victorious ; on his account I have taken the liberty now to call for you . ' " At these words , Schaibar , looking on Prince Ahmed with a favorable eye , which however diminished neither his ...
Page 143
... heard of ; odors , perhaps , taking the shape of venison or pilau ; but he found the same excellence in the wines ; and the fairy partook both of those and the dessert , which consisted of the choicest sweetmeats and fruits . The reader ...
... heard of ; odors , perhaps , taking the shape of venison or pilau ; but he found the same excellence in the wines ; and the fairy partook both of those and the dessert , which consisted of the choicest sweetmeats and fruits . The reader ...
Page 144
... heard of , though so nigh his father's capital ; and he could not comprehend how he should be known to a lady who was a stranger to him . " By the way , who knows what our geologists may come to , provided they dig far enough , and are ...
... heard of , though so nigh his father's capital ; and he could not comprehend how he should be known to a lady who was a stranger to him . " By the way , who knows what our geologists may come to , provided they dig far enough , and are ...
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