Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... hand before it , and desired her to prevail on him to quit his close habitation for a period and come with them to Streatham . He complied , and took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after Michaelmas in that year ...
... hand before it , and desired her to prevail on him to quit his close habitation for a period and come with them to Streatham . He complied , and took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after Michaelmas in that year ...
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... hand it had helped largely to bring out his sterling virtues , —his dis- criminating charity , his genuine benevolence , his well- timed generosity , his large - hearted sympathy with real suffering . But he required it to be material ...
... hand it had helped largely to bring out his sterling virtues , —his dis- criminating charity , his genuine benevolence , his well- timed generosity , his large - hearted sympathy with real suffering . But he required it to be material ...
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... hand- kerchers at your een when ye lose a friend ; but the like o ' us maun to our wark again , if our hearts were beating as hard as any hammer . ' The Antiquary . For this very reason the " gentles " commonly suffer most ...
... hand- kerchers at your een when ye lose a friend ; but the like o ' us maun to our wark again , if our hearts were beating as hard as any hammer . ' The Antiquary . For this very reason the " gentles " commonly suffer most ...
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... hands round his neck and kissed him . ' Do it again , ' said he , and let us see who will tire first . ' He kept her on his knee some time whilst he and she drank tea . " 66 The Rev. Dr. Maxwell relates in his " Collectanea , " that ...
... hands round his neck and kissed him . ' Do it again , ' said he , and let us see who will tire first . ' He kept her on his knee some time whilst he and she drank tea . " 66 The Rev. Dr. Maxwell relates in his " Collectanea , " that ...
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... hand , but soon repented of her curiosity , ' for , ' says the gipsy , ' your heart is divided between a Betty and a Molly : Betty loves you best , but you take most delight in Molly's company . ' When I turned about to laugh , I saw my ...
... hand , but soon repented of her curiosity , ' for , ' says the gipsy , ' your heart is divided between a Betty and a Molly : Betty loves you best , but you take most delight in Molly's company . ' When I turned about to laugh , I saw my ...
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