Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... night or two , and returned to tell us what an excellent , what an incomparable young man he had seen , who was , in short , a model of perfection , ending his panegyric by saying that he was a real sportsman . Seeing me disposed to ...
... night or two , and returned to tell us what an excellent , what an incomparable young man he had seen , who was , in short , a model of perfection , ending his panegyric by saying that he was a real sportsman . Seeing me disposed to ...
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... nights and days , I remember , ' spite of all art could do ; but here I am , vexing your tired ear with past afflictions . You will see that many letters were suppressed . But as you have probably thought more of my literary , than of ...
... nights and days , I remember , ' spite of all art could do ; but here I am , vexing your tired ear with past afflictions . You will see that many letters were suppressed . But as you have probably thought more of my literary , than of ...
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... night of his life . I remember his asking me one day what I thought our dinner came to ; we were eight at table , the dishes seven and nine , When I had made some ridiculous conjectures , he showed me that the whole expense , wine ...
... night of his life . I remember his asking me one day what I thought our dinner came to ; we were eight at table , the dishes seven and nine , When I had made some ridiculous conjectures , he showed me that the whole expense , wine ...
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... night ( where there was music ) , and that will do for him . " Are you mad , my dear Lord ? " says the grave man amazed : " to talk of setting a blind man's house on fire , because he has refused your favourite girl a ticket ? Fie ...
... night ( where there was music ) , and that will do for him . " Are you mad , my dear Lord ? " says the grave man amazed : " to talk of setting a blind man's house on fire , because he has refused your favourite girl a ticket ? Fie ...
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... night of Burke and me . We were at the Bishop of ' s , a bishop little better than your bishop ; and towards twelve we fell into talk , to which the ladies listened , just as they do to you ; and said , as I heard , there is no rising ...
... night of Burke and me . We were at the Bishop of ' s , a bishop little better than your bishop ; and towards twelve we fell into talk , to which the ladies listened , just as they do to you ; and said , as I heard , there is no rising ...
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