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... his conversation than by his books ; and his colloquial exploits necessarily
revive the memory of the friends ( or victims ) who elicited and recorded them . If
the two most conspicuous amongst these have hitherto gained notoriety rather
than ...
... his conversation than by his books ; and his colloquial exploits necessarily
revive the memory of the friends ( or victims ) who elicited and recorded them . If
the two most conspicuous amongst these have hitherto gained notoriety rather
than ...
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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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In a conversation at Streatham , reported by Madame D ' Arblay , the menagerie
was thus humorously described :“ Mrs . Thrale . — Mr . Levet , I suppose , Sir ,
has the office of keeping the hospital in health ? for he is an apothecary .
In a conversation at Streatham , reported by Madame D ' Arblay , the menagerie
was thus humorously described :“ Mrs . Thrale . — Mr . Levet , I suppose , Sir ,
has the office of keeping the hospital in health ? for he is an apothecary .
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If his conversation attracted many , it drove away some , and silenced more . He
accounted for the little attention paid him by the great , by saying that “ great lords
and great ladies do not like to have their mouths stopped , ” as if this was ...
If his conversation attracted many , it drove away some , and silenced more . He
accounted for the little attention paid him by the great , by saying that “ great lords
and great ladies do not like to have their mouths stopped , ” as if this was ...
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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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