Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 115
... Burney ! he is now the reigning favourite , and she spares neither pains nor caresses to turn that good man's head , much to the vexation of his family ; particularly my Fanny , who is naturally pro- voked to see sport made of her ...
... Burney ! he is now the reigning favourite , and she spares neither pains nor caresses to turn that good man's head , much to the vexation of his family ; particularly my Fanny , who is naturally pro- voked to see sport made of her ...
Page 124
... Fanny Burney has been a long time from me ; I was glad to see her again ; yet she makes me miserable too in many respects , so restlessly and apparently anxious , lest I should give myself airs of patronage or load her with the shackles ...
... Fanny Burney has been a long time from me ; I was glad to see her again ; yet she makes me miserable too in many respects , so restlessly and apparently anxious , lest I should give myself airs of patronage or load her with the shackles ...
Page 126
... Burney is to be always sending for his daughter home so ! what a monkey is she not better and happier with me than ... Fanny with every wearable every wishable , indeed , —it would not vex me to be served so ; but to see the impossibility of ...
... Burney is to be always sending for his daughter home so ! what a monkey is she not better and happier with me than ... Fanny with every wearable every wishable , indeed , —it would not vex me to be served so ; but to see the impossibility of ...
Page 172
... Fanny Burney , says I'm in love with Piozzi : very likely ; he is so amiable , so honourable , so much above his situation . by his abilities , that if " Fate had not fast bound her With Styx nine times round her , Sure musick and love ...
... Fanny Burney , says I'm in love with Piozzi : very likely ; he is so amiable , so honourable , so much above his situation . by his abilities , that if " Fate had not fast bound her With Styx nine times round her , Sure musick and love ...
Page 189
... Fanny Burney , whose interest as well as judgment goes all against my marriage ; whose skill in life and manners is superior to that of any man or woman in this age or nation ; whose know- ledge of the world , ingenuity of expedient ...
... Fanny Burney , whose interest as well as judgment goes all against my marriage ; whose skill in life and manners is superior to that of any man or woman in this age or nation ; whose know- ledge of the world , ingenuity of expedient ...
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