Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 13
... asked to some tables , should likewise be asked to ours , and made a temptation to Mr. Johnson to meet him : ac- cordingly he came , and Mr. Murphy at four o'clock brought Mr. Johnson to dinner . We liked each other so well that the ...
... asked to some tables , should likewise be asked to ours , and made a temptation to Mr. Johnson to meet him : ac- cordingly he came , and Mr. Murphy at four o'clock brought Mr. Johnson to dinner . We liked each other so well that the ...
Page 17
... asking for currant jelly for his venison at a public dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce left . " This would have suited Johnson equally well , or better : he was so fond ...
... asking for currant jelly for his venison at a public dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce left . " This would have suited Johnson equally well , or better : he was so fond ...
Page 18
... asked to a plain dinner . " It was a good dinner enough , " he would remark , " but it was not a dinner to ask a man to . " He was so displeased with the performances of a nobleman's French cook , that he exclaimed with vehemence , " I ...
... asked to a plain dinner . " It was a good dinner enough , " he would remark , " but it was not a dinner to ask a man to . " He was so displeased with the performances of a nobleman's French cook , that he exclaimed with vehemence , " I ...
Page 30
... late Mr. Charles Butler asked the rela- tor , an eye - witness , whether the House did not laugh at the ridiculous figure of the poor member . " No , 4 Sir , " was the reply , " we were 30 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... late Mr. Charles Butler asked the rela- tor , an eye - witness , whether the House did not laugh at the ridiculous figure of the poor member . " No , 4 Sir , " was the reply , " we were 30 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
Page 32
... asking one of them for what purpose she supposed her Maker had bestowed on her so much beauty . Her answer was , ' To please the gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried ...
... asking one of them for what purpose she supposed her Maker had bestowed on her so much beauty . Her answer was , ' To please the gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance admiration Anecdotes asked Baretti Bath beauty believe Bishop Bishop of Peterborough Boswell Boswell's Brighthelmstone Brynbella called character conversation creature cried Croker Crutchley D'Arblay's daughter dear death delight Diary dined dinner Doctor Doctor Johnson fancy Fanny Burney favour fellow Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Grosvenor Square happy Hawkins heard heart Hester Lynch Salusbury honour hope husband Italy Johnson lady letter live London look Lord Lord Macaulay Madame D'Arblay marginal note marriage married Memoirs mentioned mind Miss Burney Miss Streatfield Miss Thrale mistress Montagu morning never once Pepys perhaps person Piozzi pleasure poor pretty printer's devil replied Salusbury Samuel Johnson says Boswell Seward Sophy Southwark spirit Streatham suppose sure talk tell tender thing thought Thraliana tion told took verses whilst wish woman writes written wrote