Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... answer was , ' To please the gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried one , fainting from exhaustion , home on his back . 99 Boothby is at my heart still . She would ...
... answer was , ' To please the gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried one , fainting from exhaustion , home on his back . 99 Boothby is at my heart still . She would ...
Page 37
... answered separately that it was this ode . " Thinking Miss Cornelia Knight's version too diffuse , I asked Mr. Milnes for a translation or paraphrase , and he kindly complied by producing these spirited stanzas : " Where constant mist ...
... answered separately that it was this ode . " Thinking Miss Cornelia Knight's version too diffuse , I asked Mr. Milnes for a translation or paraphrase , and he kindly complied by producing these spirited stanzas : " Where constant mist ...
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... answer was that , as I might conclude , her practice of painting did not proceed from any silly compliance with Bath fashion , or any fashion ; still less , if possible , from the desire of appearing younger than she was , but from this ...
... answer was that , as I might conclude , her practice of painting did not proceed from any silly compliance with Bath fashion , or any fashion ; still less , if possible , from the desire of appearing younger than she was , but from this ...
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... answered H. L. P. , ' anything but that ; ' and told my story ; showing him by incontes- table proofs that it was mine . Johnson did not utter a word , and we never talked about it any more . I durst not introduce the subject ; but it ...
... answered H. L. P. , ' anything but that ; ' and told my story ; showing him by incontes- table proofs that it was mine . Johnson did not utter a word , and we never talked about it any more . I durst not introduce the subject ; but it ...
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... answered Mrs. Thrale , ' he will sit by you , which I am sure will give him great pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with ...
... answered Mrs. Thrale , ' he will sit by you , which I am sure will give him great pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with ...
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