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Johnson thus alludes to it in a letter of September 6th , 1777 : “ As you have little
to do , I suppose you are pretty diligent at the “ Thraliana ; ' and a very curious
collection posterity will find it . Do not remit the practice of writing down
occurrences ...
Johnson thus alludes to it in a letter of September 6th , 1777 : “ As you have little
to do , I suppose you are pretty diligent at the “ Thraliana ; ' and a very curious
collection posterity will find it . Do not remit the practice of writing down
occurrences ...
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This evening , " records Boswell of their visit to an Hebridean chief , “ one of our
married ladies , a lively pretty little woman , good - humoredly sat down upon Dr .
Johnson ' s knee , and being encouraged by some of the company , put her ...
This evening , " records Boswell of their visit to an Hebridean chief , “ one of our
married ladies , a lively pretty little woman , good - humoredly sat down upon Dr .
Johnson ' s knee , and being encouraged by some of the company , put her ...
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Pretty charmer , she had no reason . ” This pretty charmer was in her forty - eighth
year when he married her , he being then twenty - seven . He told Beauclerc that
it was a love match on both sides ; and Garrick used to draw ludicrous pictures ...
Pretty charmer , she had no reason . ” This pretty charmer was in her forty - eighth
year when he married her , he being then twenty - seven . He told Beauclerc that
it was a love match on both sides ; and Garrick used to draw ludicrous pictures ...
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Always young and always pretty , Always pretty , always young , Live my lovely
Hetty long ! Always young and always pretty ; Long may live my lovely Hetty ! ”
Her marginal note in the copy of the “ Anecdotes ” presented by her to Sir James
...
Always young and always pretty , Always pretty , always young , Live my lovely
Hetty long ! Always young and always pretty ; Long may live my lovely Hetty ! ”
Her marginal note in the copy of the “ Anecdotes ” presented by her to Sir James
...
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He should have added , ” observes Mr . Croker , “ that she was very pretty . ” This
was not her own opinion , nor that of her contemporaries , although her face was
attractive from animation and expression , and her personal appearance ...
He should have added , ” observes Mr . Croker , “ that she was very pretty . ” This
was not her own opinion , nor that of her contemporaries , although her face was
attractive from animation and expression , and her personal appearance ...
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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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