Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 12
... wrote us a letter expressive of anger , which we were very desirous to pacify , and to obtain his company again if • · · * " He ( Johnson ) spoke with much contempt of the notice taken of Woodhouse , the poetical shoemaker . He said ...
... wrote us a letter expressive of anger , which we were very desirous to pacify , and to obtain his company again if • · · * " He ( Johnson ) spoke with much contempt of the notice taken of Woodhouse , the poetical shoemaker . He said ...
Page 28
... wrote to tell a friend of the charming intellectual party , who had one rule ; ' they wear blue stockings as a distinction . ' ' ▻ Wraxall , who makes the same comparison , remarks : 28 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... wrote to tell a friend of the charming intellectual party , who had one rule ; ' they wear blue stockings as a distinction . ' ' ▻ Wraxall , who makes the same comparison , remarks : 28 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
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... wrote Sir Walter Scott , in 1829 , " I landed in Sky with a party of friends , and had the curiosity to ask what was the first idea on every one's mind at landing . All answered separately that it was this ode . " Thinking Miss Cornelia ...
... wrote Sir Walter Scott , in 1829 , " I landed in Sky with a party of friends , and had the curiosity to ask what was the first idea on every one's mind at landing . All answered separately that it was this ode . " Thinking Miss Cornelia ...
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... wrote down from his mouth as he made them . " If she was born in 1740-41 , she must have been thirty - six in 1777 ; and there is no perfectly satisfactory settlement of the controversy , which many will think derives its sole im ...
... wrote down from his mouth as he made them . " If she was born in 1740-41 , she must have been thirty - six in 1777 ; and there is no perfectly satisfactory settlement of the controversy , which many will think derives its sole im ...
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... wrote so like each other , that it was provoking ; ' adding , ' I love to see individuality of character , and abhor sameness , especially in what is feeble and flimsy . ' Then , spreading her hand , she said , ' I believe I owe what ...
... wrote so like each other , that it was provoking ; ' adding , ' I love to see individuality of character , and abhor sameness , especially in what is feeble and flimsy . ' Then , spreading her hand , she said , ' I believe I owe what ...
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