Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... less faulty than in the first , whilst the additions are large and valuable . They principally consist of fresh extracts from Mrs. Piozzi's private diary ( " Thraliana " ) , amounting to more than fifty pages ; of additional marginal ...
... less faulty than in the first , whilst the additions are large and valuable . They principally consist of fresh extracts from Mrs. Piozzi's private diary ( " Thraliana " ) , amounting to more than fifty pages ; of additional marginal ...
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... less decidedly the first of biographers , than Homer is the first of heroic poets , Shakspeare the first of dramatists , or Demosthenes the first of orators . The result was favourable to Boswell , although the vulner- able points of ...
... less decidedly the first of biographers , than Homer is the first of heroic poets , Shakspeare the first of dramatists , or Demosthenes the first of orators . The result was favourable to Boswell , although the vulner- able points of ...
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... less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity . He used to say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him ...
... less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity . He used to say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him ...
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... less cleanly than vegetable : “ I have often thought that , if I kept a seraglio , the ladies should all wear linen gowns , or cotton , I mean stuffs made of vegetable substances . I would have no silks : you can- not tell when it is ...
... less cleanly than vegetable : “ I have often thought that , if I kept a seraglio , the ladies should all wear linen gowns , or cotton , I mean stuffs made of vegetable substances . I would have no silks : you can- not tell when it is ...
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... less to do with his domestication at Streatham than his celebrity , his learning , or his wit . The most submis- sive wife will manage to dislodge an inmate who is dis- pleasing to her , " Aye , a marriage , man , " said Bucklaw to his ...
... less to do with his domestication at Streatham than his celebrity , his learning , or his wit . The most submis- sive wife will manage to dislodge an inmate who is dis- pleasing to her , " Aye , a marriage , man , " said Bucklaw to his ...
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