Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... person will read her Autobiography , or her Letters , without arriving at the conclusion that her long life was morally , if not con- ventionally , irreproachable ; and that her talents were sufficient to confer on her writings a value ...
... person will read her Autobiography , or her Letters , without arriving at the conclusion that her long life was morally , if not con- ventionally , irreproachable ; and that her talents were sufficient to confer on her writings a value ...
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... person could have deserved , till we were only in doubt how to obtain his company , and find an excuse for the invitation . The celebrity of Mr. Woodhouse , a shoe- maker , whose verses were at that time the subject of common discourse ...
... person could have deserved , till we were only in doubt how to obtain his company , and find an excuse for the invitation . The celebrity of Mr. Woodhouse , a shoe- maker , whose verses were at that time the subject of common discourse ...
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... persons living in our time an adequate conception of the Streatham circle , when it comprised Burke , Rey- nolds , Garrick , Goldsmith , Boswell , Murphy , Dr. Burney and his daughter , Mrs. Montagu , Mrs. Boscawen , Mrs. Crewe , Lord ...
... persons living in our time an adequate conception of the Streatham circle , when it comprised Burke , Rey- nolds , Garrick , Goldsmith , Boswell , Murphy , Dr. Burney and his daughter , Mrs. Montagu , Mrs. Boscawen , Mrs. Crewe , Lord ...
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... persons did in her day , as a part of dress ; and after continuing the habit for some years , discovered that it had introduced a dull yellow colour into her complexion , quite unlike that of her natural skin , and that she wished to ...
... persons did in her day , as a part of dress ; and after continuing the habit for some years , discovered that it had introduced a dull yellow colour into her complexion , quite unlike that of her natural skin , and that she wished to ...
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... person than I was sure they would find . " Mr. Thrale's house is white , and very pleasantly situated , in a fine paddock . Mrs. Thrale was strolling about , and came to us as we got out of the chaise . She then received me , taking ...
... person than I was sure they would find . " Mr. Thrale's house is white , and very pleasantly situated , in a fine paddock . Mrs. Thrale was strolling about , and came to us as we got out of the chaise . She then received me , taking ...
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