Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... less decidedly the first of biog- raphers , than Homer is the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare the first of dramatists , or Demosthenes the first of orators . The re- sult was eminently favorable to Boswell , although the vulnerable ...
... less decidedly the first of biog- raphers , than Homer is the first of heroic poets , Shakespeare the first of dramatists , or Demosthenes the first of orators . The re- sult was eminently favorable to Boswell , although the vulnerable ...
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... less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity . He used to say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him ...
... less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity . He used to say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him ...
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... imagination to wander in this forbidden field is unwittingly betrayed by his remarking at Sky , in support of the doctrine that animal substances are less cleanly than veg- etable : " I have often thought that , if JOHNSON WITH WOMEN . 15.
... imagination to wander in this forbidden field is unwittingly betrayed by his remarking at Sky , in support of the doctrine that animal substances are less cleanly than veg- etable : " I have often thought that , if JOHNSON WITH WOMEN . 15.
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... less to do with his domestication at Streatham than his celebrity , his learning , or his wit . The most submissive wife will manage to dislodge an inmate who is displeasing to her . “ Ay , a marriage , man , " said Bucklaw to his led ...
... less to do with his domestication at Streatham than his celebrity , his learning , or his wit . The most submissive wife will manage to dislodge an inmate who is displeasing to her . “ Ay , a marriage , man , " said Bucklaw to his led ...
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... less , if possible , from the desire of appearing younger than she was , but from this circumstance , that in early life she had worn rouge , as other young persons did in her day , as a part of dress ; and after continuing the habit ...
... less , if possible , from the desire of appearing younger than she was , but from this circumstance , that in early life she had worn rouge , as other young persons did in her day , as a part of dress ; and after continuing the habit ...
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