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What he meant by hungry is not easy to explain , for his everyday manner of
eating was that of a half - famished man . When at table , he was totally absorbed
in the business of the moment ; his looks were riveted to his plate , till he had ...
What he meant by hungry is not easy to explain , for his everyday manner of
eating was that of a half - famished man . When at table , he was totally absorbed
in the business of the moment ; his looks were riveted to his plate , till he had ...
Page 10
... losses to exchange a palace for a comfortable cottage ; and when condolence
was demanded for a lady of rank in mourning for a baby , he contrasted her with
a washerwoman with half a dozen children dependent on her daily labor for their.
... losses to exchange a palace for a comfortable cottage ; and when condolence
was demanded for a lady of rank in mourning for a baby , he contrasted her with
a washerwoman with half a dozen children dependent on her daily labor for their.
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... dinner he took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour
together . ” Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of
his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with
the ...
... dinner he took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour
together . ” Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of
his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with
the ...
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... which he burst out suddenly , for so he did without the least previous hesitation
whatsoever , and without having entertained the smallest intention towards it half
a minute before :666 Oft in danger , yet alive , We are come VERSES TO MRS .
... which he burst out suddenly , for so he did without the least previous hesitation
whatsoever , and without having entertained the smallest intention towards it half
a minute before :666 Oft in danger , yet alive , We are come VERSES TO MRS .
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... do something which they cannot do ; they must repeat a fable , or a speech , or
the Hebrew alphabet ; and they might as well count twenty , for what they know of
the matter : however , the father says half , for he prompts every other word .
... do something which they cannot do ; they must repeat a fable , or a speech , or
the Hebrew alphabet ; and they might as well count twenty , for what they know of
the matter : however , the father says half , for he prompts every other word .
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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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