Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... mind . " This year ( 1765 ) , " says Boswell , " was distinguished by his ( Johnson ) being introduced into the family of Mr. Thrale , one of the most eminent brewers in England , and member of Parliament for the borough of South- wark ...
... mind . " This year ( 1765 ) , " says Boswell , " was distinguished by his ( Johnson ) being introduced into the family of Mr. Thrale , one of the most eminent brewers in England , and member of Parliament for the borough of South- wark ...
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... mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an establish- ment where this sitting up became habitual , was in- evitably great . * Instead of being grateful , he always maintained that no one forbore his own gratification ...
... mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an establish- ment where this sitting up became habitual , was in- evitably great . * Instead of being grateful , he always maintained that no one forbore his own gratification ...
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... mind . " Mr. Thrale . drest ? But how do you get your dinners " Dr. J. - Why De Mullin has the chief management of the kitchen ; but our roasting is not magnificent , for we have no jack . " Mr. T. - No jack ? Why how do they manage ...
... mind . " Mr. Thrale . drest ? But how do you get your dinners " Dr. J. - Why De Mullin has the chief management of the kitchen ; but our roasting is not magnificent , for we have no jack . " Mr. T. - No jack ? Why how do they manage ...
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... mind was the library , a large and handsome room , which the pencil of Rey- nolds gradually enriched with portraits of all the prin- cipal persons who had conversed or studied in it . To supply any deficiencies on the shelves , a ...
... mind was the library , a large and handsome room , which the pencil of Rey- nolds gradually enriched with portraits of all the prin- cipal persons who had conversed or studied in it . To supply any deficiencies on the shelves , a ...
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... mind dress . Come in your blue stockings . " With which words , humorously repeating them as he entered the apartment of the chosen coterie , Mr. Stillingfleet claimed permission for entering according to order . And these words , ever ...
... mind dress . Come in your blue stockings . " With which words , humorously repeating them as he entered the apartment of the chosen coterie , Mr. Stillingfleet claimed permission for entering according to order . And these words , ever ...
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