Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... favourites at Lleweney . An invitation followed , and we came to the Old Hall hung round with ar- mour , which struck my infant eyes with wonder and delight . My uncle soon began to dote on Fiddle , as he called me in fondness ; and I ...
... favourites at Lleweney . An invitation followed , and we came to the Old Hall hung round with ar- mour , which struck my infant eyes with wonder and delight . My uncle soon began to dote on Fiddle , as he called me in fondness ; and I ...
Page 13
... favourite with the Duke and Duchess of Leeds , where I recollect often meeting the famous actor Mr. Quin , who taught me to speak Satan's speech to the sun in " Paradise Lost . " When they took me to see him act Cato , I remember making ...
... favourite with the Duke and Duchess of Leeds , where I recollect often meeting the famous actor Mr. Quin , who taught me to speak Satan's speech to the sun in " Paradise Lost . " When they took me to see him act Cato , I remember making ...
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... favourite . My mother thought herself ill - used by them , and so in fact she was ; her husband having left his brother a power of attorney to do everything for him , and he neglecting all mamma's entreaties , having forbore to change ...
... favourite . My mother thought herself ill - used by them , and so in fact she was ; her husband having left his brother a power of attorney to do everything for him , and he neglecting all mamma's entreaties , having forbore to change ...
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... favourite . Kind Lady Salusbury felt her health decline , but told her husband she should die more happily , persuaded that he would not marry , as he was so attached to the good girl she now considered as her own , having nearly lost ...
... favourite . Kind Lady Salusbury felt her health decline , but told her husband she should die more happily , persuaded that he would not marry , as he was so attached to the good girl she now considered as her own , having nearly lost ...
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... favourite's reputation ; which my behaviour likewise tended to preserve from injury , and we lived on together as well as we could . Miss Browne , who sung enchantingly , and had been much abroad ; Miss Burney , whose powers of ...
... favourite's reputation ; which my behaviour likewise tended to preserve from injury , and we lived on together as well as we could . Miss Browne , who sung enchantingly , and had been much abroad ; Miss Burney , whose powers of ...
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