Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... printer's devil . Reynolds . ' A printer's devil , Sir ! why , I JOHNSON'S FONDNESS FOR FEMALE SOCIETY . 29 Johnson's Fondness for Female Society.
... printer's devil . Reynolds . ' A printer's devil , Sir ! why , I JOHNSON'S FONDNESS FOR FEMALE SOCIETY . 29 Johnson's Fondness for Female Society.
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Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. ' A printer's devil , Sir ! why , I thought a printer's devil was a creature with a black face and in rags . ' Johnson . Yes , Sir . " Yes , Sir . But I suppose he had her face washed , and put clean ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. ' A printer's devil , Sir ! why , I thought a printer's devil was a creature with a black face and in rags . ' Johnson . Yes , Sir . " Yes , Sir . But I suppose he had her face washed , and put clean ...
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... Printer's Devil . " Other critics have been more lenient or more just .. Enough philosophical knowledge and acuteness were dis- covered in the work to originate a rumour that she had retained some of the great lexicographer's ...
... Printer's Devil . " Other critics have been more lenient or more just .. Enough philosophical knowledge and acuteness were dis- covered in the work to originate a rumour that she had retained some of the great lexicographer's ...
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