Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 10
... leaving him never a guinea , and he bought the brewhouse of Lord and Lady Cobham , making an excellent bargain , with the money he had saved . " When , in the next page but one , Boswell describes Thrale as presenting the character of a ...
... leaving him never a guinea , and he bought the brewhouse of Lord and Lady Cobham , making an excellent bargain , with the money he had saved . " When , in the next page but one , Boswell describes Thrale as presenting the character of a ...
Page 21
... leave her depen- dent on Johnson . She is termed by Madame D'Arblay a very pretty poet , and was treated with uniform re- * " It's weel wi ' you gentles that can sit in the house wi ' hand- kerchers at your een when ye lose a friend ...
... leave her depen- dent on Johnson . She is termed by Madame D'Arblay a very pretty poet , and was treated with uniform re- * " It's weel wi ' you gentles that can sit in the house wi ' hand- kerchers at your een when ye lose a friend ...
Page 41
... limited to the last eight or ten years of her life at Bath , contain much curious information , and leave a highly favourable impression of Mrs. Piozzi . 6 666 his bad sight , and worse apprehensions , HER PERSONAL APPEARANCE . 41.
... limited to the last eight or ten years of her life at Bath , contain much curious information , and leave a highly favourable impression of Mrs. Piozzi . 6 666 his bad sight , and worse apprehensions , HER PERSONAL APPEARANCE . 41.
Page 69
... leave the conduct of their domestic establishment to the butler and housekeeper . But when ( from circumstances detailed in the " Autobiography " ) his fortune was seriously endangered , he wisely and gladly availed himself of her ...
... leave the conduct of their domestic establishment to the butler and housekeeper . But when ( from circumstances detailed in the " Autobiography " ) his fortune was seriously endangered , he wisely and gladly availed himself of her ...
Page 103
... leave him dependent on all . Baretti is for ever in the state of a stream dammed up : if he could once get loose , he would bear down all before him . 66 Every soul that visited at our house while he was master of it , went away ...
... leave him dependent on all . Baretti is for ever in the state of a stream dammed up : if he could once get loose , he would bear down all before him . 66 Every soul that visited at our house while he was master of it , went away ...
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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