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Manuscript notes by her on Wraxall ' s Memoirs , and on her own published
works , namely : “ Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL . D . , during the last
twenty years of his life , " one volume , 1786 ; “ Letters to and from the late
Samuel ...
Manuscript notes by her on Wraxall ' s Memoirs , and on her own published
works , namely : “ Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL . D . , during the last
twenty years of his life , " one volume , 1786 ; “ Letters to and from the late
Samuel ...
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Dr . Wellesley , the Principal of New Inn Hall , has kindly placed at my disposal
his copy of Boswell ' s “ Life of Johnson , ” ( edition of 1816 ) , plentifully sprinkled
with marginal notes by Mrs . Piozzi . The Rev . Samuel Lysons , of Hempsted ...
Dr . Wellesley , the Principal of New Inn Hall , has kindly placed at my disposal
his copy of Boswell ' s “ Life of Johnson , ” ( edition of 1816 ) , plentifully sprinkled
with marginal notes by Mrs . Piozzi . The Rev . Samuel Lysons , of Hempsted ...
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It has , therefore , been thought advisable to recapitulate , by way of introduction ,
what has been ascertained from other sources concerning her : especially during
her intimacy with Johnson , which lasted nearly twenty years , and exercised a ...
It has , therefore , been thought advisable to recapitulate , by way of introduction ,
what has been ascertained from other sources concerning her : especially during
her intimacy with Johnson , which lasted nearly twenty years , and exercised a ...
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That Johnson ' s introduction into Mr . Thrale ' s family , which contributed so
much to the happiness of his life , was owing to her desire for his conversation , is
a very probable and the general supposition ; but it is not the truth . Mr . Murphy ...
That Johnson ' s introduction into Mr . Thrale ' s family , which contributed so
much to the happiness of his life , was owing to her desire for his conversation , is
a very probable and the general supposition ; but it is not the truth . Mr . Murphy ...
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The first time I ever saw this extraordinary man was in the year 1764 , when Mr .
Murphy , who had long been the friend and confidential intimate of Mr . Thrale ,
persuaded him to wish for Johnson ' s conversation , extolling it in terms which
that ...
The first time I ever saw this extraordinary man was in the year 1764 , when Mr .
Murphy , who had long been the friend and confidential intimate of Mr . Thrale ,
persuaded him to wish for Johnson ' s conversation , extolling it in terms which
that ...
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| Title | Autobiography Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1 |
| Author | Hester Lynch Piozzi |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 May 2010 |
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