Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... expression , was hardly contested by his contemporaries . To be associated with his name has become a title of distinction in itself ; and some members of his circle enjoy , and have fairly earned , a peculiar advantage in this respect ...
... expression , was hardly contested by his contemporaries . To be associated with his name has become a title of distinction in itself ; and some members of his circle enjoy , and have fairly earned , a peculiar advantage in this respect ...
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... expression of his should excite ridicule , when he did not intend it : he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotic power , glanced sternly around , and called out in a strong tone , ' Where's the merriment ? ' Then collecting ...
... expression of his should excite ridicule , when he did not intend it : he therefore resolved to assume and exercise despotic power , glanced sternly around , and called out in a strong tone , ' Where's the merriment ? ' Then collecting ...
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... expression , and her personal appearance pleasing on the whole . Sometimes , when visiting the author of " Piozziana ... expressing a doubt of this , and hint- ing that Dr. Johnson was certainly an admirer of her personal charms , she ...
... expression , and her personal appearance pleasing on the whole . Sometimes , when visiting the author of " Piozziana ... expressing a doubt of this , and hint- ing that Dr. Johnson was certainly an admirer of her personal charms , she ...
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... expression ; for its true import is momentous , which cannot be intended . ' Johnson . ' It must have been written " of moments . " Of moment , is momentous ; of moments , momentary . I warrant you , however , Pope wrote this stanza ...
... expression ; for its true import is momentous , which cannot be intended . ' Johnson . ' It must have been written " of moments . " Of moment , is momentous ; of moments , momentary . I warrant you , however , Pope wrote this stanza ...
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... expressions of disap- proval or reproof with her mistimed vivacity , or alleged disregard of scrupulous accuracy in narrative , may have called forth . No two people ever lived much together for a series of years without many fretful ...
... expressions of disap- proval or reproof with her mistimed vivacity , or alleged disregard of scrupulous accuracy in narrative , may have called forth . No two people ever lived much together for a series of years without many fretful ...
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