Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... woman had a bottom of good sense . ' The word bottom thus introduced was so ludi- crous when contrasted with his gravity , that most of us could not forbear tittering and laughing ; though I re- collect that the Bishop of Killaloe kept ...
... woman had a bottom of good sense . ' The word bottom thus introduced was so ludi- crous when contrasted with his gravity , that most of us could not forbear tittering and laughing ; though I re- collect that the Bishop of Killaloe kept ...
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... woman , good - humouredly sat down upon Dr. Johnson's knee , and being encouraged by some of the company , put her hands round his neck and kissed him . ' Do it again , ' said he , and let us see who will tire first . ' He kept her on ...
... woman , good - humouredly sat down upon Dr. Johnson's knee , and being encouraged by some of the company , put her hands round his neck and kissed him . ' Do it again , ' said he , and let us see who will tire first . ' He kept her on ...
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... woman in particular , he replied , Ay , Sir , fifty thousand . I believe marriages would in general be as happy , and often more so , if they were all made by the lord - chancellor upon a due consideration of the characters and ...
... woman in particular , he replied , Ay , Sir , fifty thousand . I believe marriages would in general be as happy , and often more so , if they were all made by the lord - chancellor upon a due consideration of the characters and ...
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... woman ) . Johnson . No , Sir : because it would do no good ; he is so sluggish , he'd never go to Parliament and get through a divorce . " " Marginal Note : " Langton . ' 99 There is every reason to believe that her behaviour to Johnson ...
... woman ) . Johnson . No , Sir : because it would do no good ; he is so sluggish , he'd never go to Parliament and get through a divorce . " " Marginal Note : " Langton . ' 99 There is every reason to believe that her behaviour to Johnson ...
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... woman that holds water in her mouth , to regain her husband's love by silence , had its source in the same farrago ; and that there is an odd similitude between my Lord's trick upon Sly the Tinker , in Shakspeare's ' Taming of the Shrew ...
... woman that holds water in her mouth , to regain her husband's love by silence , had its source in the same farrago ; and that there is an odd similitude between my Lord's trick upon Sly the Tinker , in Shakspeare's ' Taming of the Shrew ...
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