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 46
... called , in many of his opinions : and is thought particularly to overrate his intellectual qualities in general ; and yet it is beautiful to see how he will let down his mind to the other's level , taking pleasure in his harmless ...
... called , in many of his opinions : and is thought particularly to overrate his intellectual qualities in general ; and yet it is beautiful to see how he will let down his mind to the other's level , taking pleasure in his harmless ...
Page 49
... called a Dem- iurgus , or inferior divine energy ; just as an artist less than Raphael might paint a fine picture though not so good as what might have come from the hands of the greater one . If you asked him how he made out that the ...
... called a Dem- iurgus , or inferior divine energy ; just as an artist less than Raphael might paint a fine picture though not so good as what might have come from the hands of the greater one . If you asked him how he made out that the ...
Page 51
... called his followers are eager to load both themselves and the world they live in with contumely , themselves as " innately vicious , " and the world as " a vale of tears . " Such are the compliments they think to pay their Creator ...
... called his followers are eager to load both themselves and the world they live in with contumely , themselves as " innately vicious , " and the world as " a vale of tears . " Such are the compliments they think to pay their Creator ...
Page 53
... called away by a voice , after which he is never more seen ; or to turn the brighter side of power , when Bacchus leaps out of his chariot in Titian's picture , looking ( to our mortal eyes ) with the fierce gravity of a wine - god's ...
... called away by a voice , after which he is never more seen ; or to turn the brighter side of power , when Bacchus leaps out of his chariot in Titian's picture , looking ( to our mortal eyes ) with the fierce gravity of a wine - god's ...
Page 54
... called Mammon in heaven , and was a fallen angel . But he has another name for him better than either . Hear how he rolls the harmony of his vowels . 66 Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian land Men ...
... called Mammon in heaven , and was a fallen angel . But he has another name for him better than either . Hear how he rolls the harmony of his vowels . 66 Nor was his name unheard , or unador'd In ancient Greece ; and in Ausonian land Men ...
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