In the dozy hours, and other papers

In the dozy hours, and other papers (1894)
by Agnes Repplier
2034526In the dozy hours, and other papers1894Agnes Repplier


By Miss Repplier.




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A BOOK OF FAMOUS VERSE. Selected by Agnes Repplier. In Riverside Library for Young People. 16mo, 75 cents; Holiday Edition, 16mo, fancy binding, $1.25.


HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.

Boston and New York.


IN THE DOZY HOURS


AND OTHER PAPERS


BY

AGNES REPPLIER



BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY

The Riverside Press, Cambridge

1894


Copyright, 1894,

By AGNES REPPLIER.

All rights reserved.


The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. U. S. A.

Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Co.


TO

ANNIS LEE WISTER


CONTENTS.


  PAGE
In the Dozy Hours 1
A Kitten 16
At the Novelist's Table 32
In Behalf of Parents 42
Aut Cæsar, aut Nihil 60
A Note on Mirrors 76
Gifts 85
Humor: English and American 94
The Discomforts of Luxury: A Speculation 112
Lectures 123
Reviewers and Reviewed 137
Pastels: A Query 153
Guests 158
Sympathy 165
Opinions 176
The Children's Age 190
A Forgotten Poet 201
Dialogues 211
A Curious Contention 217
The Passing of the Essay 226


IN THE DOZY HOURS, AND OTHER PAPERS.




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