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Page 11
It ' s weel wi ' you gentles that can sit in the house wi ' handkerchers at your een
when ye lose a friend ; but the like o ' us maun to our wark again , if our hearts
were beating as hard as any hammer . ” — The Antiquary . † Miscellaneous ...
It ' s weel wi ' you gentles that can sit in the house wi ' handkerchers at your een
when ye lose a friend ; but the like o ' us maun to our wark again , if our hearts
were beating as hard as any hammer . ” — The Antiquary . † Miscellaneous ...
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Johnson , despite of his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures
, was a favorite with the fair ; and talked of affairs of the heart as things of which
he was entitled to speak from personal experience as confidently as of any other
...
Johnson , despite of his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures
, was a favorite with the fair ; and talked of affairs of the heart as things of which
he was entitled to speak from personal experience as confidently as of any other
...
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... and happening one day when walking in the country to meet a fortune -
hunting gypsy , Mrs . Johnson made the wench look at my hand , but soon
repented of her curiosity , ófor , ' says the gypsy , “ your heart is divided between
a Betty and a ...
... and happening one day when walking in the country to meet a fortune -
hunting gypsy , Mrs . Johnson made the wench look at my hand , but soon
repented of her curiosity , ófor , ' says the gypsy , “ your heart is divided between
a Betty and a ...
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If there ' s delight in love , ' t is when I see The heart that others bleed for , bleed
for me . ' ” . The laudari a laudato viro is nearer the mark . It would be easy to
heap proof upon proof of the value and variety of Mrs . Thrale ' s contributions to
the ...
If there ' s delight in love , ' t is when I see The heart that others bleed for , bleed
for me . ' ” . The laudari a laudato viro is nearer the mark . It would be easy to
heap proof upon proof of the value and variety of Mrs . Thrale ' s contributions to
the ...
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Johnson ' s deliberate testimony to her good qualities of head and heart will far
more than counterbalance any passing expressions of disapproval or reproof
which her mistimed vivacity , or alleged disregard of scrupulous accuracy in
narrative ...
Johnson ' s deliberate testimony to her good qualities of head and heart will far
more than counterbalance any passing expressions of disapproval or reproof
which her mistimed vivacity , or alleged disregard of scrupulous accuracy in
narrative ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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