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Letters. to. Temple. ,. ” edited. by. Mr . Francis , with “ Boswelliana , ” printed for
the Philobiblion Society by Mr . Milnes , led , in 1857 , to a revisal of the harsh
sentence passed on one whom the most formidable of his censors , Lord
Macaulay ...
Letters. to. Temple. ,. ” edited. by. Mr . Francis , with “ Boswelliana , ” printed for
the Philobiblion Society by Mr . Milnes , led , in 1857 , to a revisal of the harsh
sentence passed on one whom the most formidable of his censors , Lord
Macaulay ...
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The “ Autobiographical Memoirs , " and the annotated books , were given by her
to the late Sir James Fellowes , of Adbury House , Hants , M . D . , F . R . S . , to
whom the letters were addressed . He and the late Sir John Piozzi Salusbury
were ...
The “ Autobiographical Memoirs , " and the annotated books , were given by her
to the late Sir James Fellowes , of Adbury House , Hants , M . D . , F . R . S . , to
whom the letters were addressed . He and the late Sir John Piozzi Salusbury
were ...
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In a letter to the author of “ Piozziana , ” dated January 15th , 1817 , she writes : “ I
am not well ; nor , I fear , going to be well directly ; but , be it as it may , tomorrow
is my seventy - sixth anniversary , and I ought to be happy and thankful .
In a letter to the author of “ Piozziana , ” dated January 15th , 1817 , she writes : “ I
am not well ; nor , I fear , going to be well directly ; but , be it as it may , tomorrow
is my seventy - sixth anniversary , and I ought to be happy and thankful .
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... he wrote : - “ Never ( he writes in 1773 ) imagine that your letters are long ; they
are always too short for my curiosity . ... I was thinking of writing a poetical letter to
him , on his return from Scotland , in the style of Swift ' s humorous epistle in ...
... he wrote : - “ Never ( he writes in 1773 ) imagine that your letters are long ; they
are always too short for my curiosity . ... I was thinking of writing a poetical letter to
him , on his return from Scotland , in the style of Swift ' s humorous epistle in ...
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The translations from Boethius , printed in the second volume of the Letters , are
their joint composition . ... In a letter to the author of " Piozziana , " she says : “
When Wilkes and Liberty were at their highest tide , I was bringing or losing
children ...
The translations from Boethius , printed in the second volume of the Letters , are
their joint composition . ... In a letter to the author of " Piozziana , " she says : “
When Wilkes and Liberty were at their highest tide , I was bringing or losing
children ...
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