Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 39
... hope of securing to herself the benefit of the doubt , Mrs. Thrale omitted in the " Anecdotes " the year when these verses were addressed to her , and a sharp contro- versy has been raised as to the respective ages of her- self and Dr ...
... hope of securing to herself the benefit of the doubt , Mrs. Thrale omitted in the " Anecdotes " the year when these verses were addressed to her , and a sharp contro- versy has been raised as to the respective ages of her- self and Dr ...
Page 54
... hope your company will mend my days . Though I cannot now expect much attention , and would not wish for more than can be spared from the poor dear lady ( her mother ) , yet I shall see you and hear you every now and then ; and to see ...
... hope your company will mend my days . Though I cannot now expect much attention , and would not wish for more than can be spared from the poor dear lady ( her mother ) , yet I shall see you and hear you every now and then ; and to see ...
Page 73
... hope he has let the hint take some hold of his mind . " In the copy of the printed letters presented by Mrs. * This tone of playful reproach , when adopted by Johnson at a later period , has been cited as a proof of actual ill ...
... hope he has let the hint take some hold of his mind . " In the copy of the printed letters presented by Mrs. * This tone of playful reproach , when adopted by Johnson at a later period , has been cited as a proof of actual ill ...
Page 95
... hope it will be seen that my knife was neither a weapon of offence or defence . I wear it to carve fruit and sweetmeats , and not to kill my fellow creatures . It is a general custom in France not to put knives on the table , so that ...
... hope it will be seen that my knife was neither a weapon of offence or defence . I wear it to carve fruit and sweetmeats , and not to kill my fellow creatures . It is a general custom in France not to put knives on the table , so that ...
Page 97
... hope too strongly . Why what can he fear , ' says Baretti , placing himself between ' em , that holds two such hands as I do ? ' " An Italian came one day to Baretti , when he was in Newgate for murder , to desire a letter of recom ...
... hope too strongly . Why what can he fear , ' says Baretti , placing himself between ' em , that holds two such hands as I do ? ' " An Italian came one day to Baretti , when he was in Newgate for murder , to desire a letter of recom ...
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