Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... believe ; but Bozzy could think only on Nessus ' dirty shirt , or Dr. Johnson's . " In another marginal note she disclaims that attention to the Doctor's costume for which Boswell gives her credit , when , after relating how he had been ...
... believe ; but Bozzy could think only on Nessus ' dirty shirt , or Dr. Johnson's . " In another marginal note she disclaims that attention to the Doctor's costume for which Boswell gives her credit , when , after relating how he had been ...
Page 23
... believe , they manage with a string , and larger are done at the tavern . I have some thoughts ( with a profound gravity ) of buying a jack , because I think a jack is some credit to a house . “ Mr. T. — Well , but you will have a spit ...
... believe , they manage with a string , and larger are done at the tavern . I have some thoughts ( with a profound gravity ) of buying a jack , because I think a jack is some credit to a house . “ Mr. T. — Well , but you will have a spit ...
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... believe Lord Lyttleton and Molly Aston were not acquainted . No , no : it was Miss Boothby whose preference he professed to have been jealous of , and so I said in the Anecdotes . ' 999 One of Rochefoucauld's maxims is : " Young women ...
... believe Lord Lyttleton and Molly Aston were not acquainted . No , no : it was Miss Boothby whose preference he professed to have been jealous of , and so I said in the Anecdotes . ' 999 One of Rochefoucauld's maxims is : " Young women ...
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... believe marriages would in general be as happy , and often more so , if they were all made by the lord - chancellor upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances without the parties having any choice in the matter . " On ...
... believe marriages would in general be as happy , and often more so , if they were all made by the lord - chancellor upon a due consideration of the characters and circumstances without the parties having any choice in the matter . " On ...
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... believe I owe what you are pleased to call my good writing , to the shape of this hand , for my uncle , Sir Robert Cotton , thought it was too manly to be employed in writing like a board- ing - school girl ; and so I came by my ...
... believe I owe what you are pleased to call my good writing , to the shape of this hand , for my uncle , Sir Robert Cotton , thought it was too manly to be employed in writing like a board- ing - school girl ; and so I came by my ...
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