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 86
... mention is made of certain little children encoun- tered by a wandering Khan in a wood , and quarrelling about " an invisible cup . " The Khan tricks them of it in good swindling style ; and proceeding onwards meets with certain ...
... mention is made of certain little children encoun- tered by a wandering Khan in a wood , and quarrelling about " an invisible cup . " The Khan tricks them of it in good swindling style ; and proceeding onwards meets with certain ...
Page 93
... mention the Fairies without letting us see how they were confounded with devils , and yet distinguished from them . " Terrestrial Ědevils , " says Burton , " are those Lares , Genii , Faunes , Satyrs , Wood - nymphs , Foliots , Fairies ...
... mention the Fairies without letting us see how they were confounded with devils , and yet distinguished from them . " Terrestrial Ědevils , " says Burton , " are those Lares , Genii , Faunes , Satyrs , Wood - nymphs , Foliots , Fairies ...
Page 117
... mention . He does not shirk the miscellaneous , and , in some respects , anti - human nature of their tastes . The delicacies at their table are not always such as we should think pleasant , or even bearable . This is good ; perhaps ...
... mention . He does not shirk the miscellaneous , and , in some respects , anti - human nature of their tastes . The delicacies at their table are not always such as we should think pleasant , or even bearable . This is good ; perhaps ...
Page 122
... mention that spectral illusions are of no use but to terrify , and are quite as likely , and more so , to happen to the conscientious and the delicately organized and considerate , as to those whose vices might be sup- posed to require ...
... mention that spectral illusions are of no use but to terrify , and are quite as likely , and more so , to happen to the conscientious and the delicately organized and considerate , as to those whose vices might be sup- posed to require ...
Page 147
... rubies , emeralds , and all sorts of fine jewels , intermixed with pearls , agate , jasper , porphyry , and all kinds of the most precious mar- bles ; not to mention the richness of the furniture GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST . 147.
... rubies , emeralds , and all sorts of fine jewels , intermixed with pearls , agate , jasper , porphyry , and all kinds of the most precious mar- bles ; not to mention the richness of the furniture GENII AND FAIRIES OF THE EAST . 147.
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