Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... says Boswell , " was distinguished by his ( Johnson ) being introduced into the family of Mr. Thrale , one of the ... say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him remember that he has had a ...
... says Boswell , " was distinguished by his ( Johnson ) being introduced into the family of Mr. Thrale , one of the ... say , ' If this young dog does not find so much after I am gone as he expects , let him remember that he has had a ...
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... - erate as a check . Talking , at Mrs. Garrick's , of a very respecta- ble author , he told us , says Boswell , " a curious circumstance in his life , which was that he had married a 14 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... - erate as a check . Talking , at Mrs. Garrick's , of a very respecta- ble author , he told us , says Boswell , " a curious circumstance in his life , which was that he had married a 14 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
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Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. " In one place Mr. Croker says that at the commencement of the intimacy between Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale , in 1765 , the lady was twenty - five years old . In other places he says that Mrs ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. " In one place Mr. Croker says that at the commencement of the intimacy between Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale , in 1765 , the lady was twenty - five years old . In other places he says that Mrs ...
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... say , from the original slip , which was worn out by age and fingering . The exact words are , ' In this bason was ... says Boswell , " will naturally wish for some representa- tion of the figures of this couple . Mr. Thrale was tall ...
... say , from the original slip , which was worn out by age and fingering . The exact words are , ' In this bason was ... says Boswell , " will naturally wish for some representa- tion of the figures of this couple . Mr. Thrale was tall ...
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... says I , ' Here's Mistress Thrale , ' ' Drink her in whiskey not , ' said he , ' but ale . ' " So far from making light of her scholarship , he frequently ac- cepted her as a partner in translations from the Latin . The translations ...
... says I , ' Here's Mistress Thrale , ' ' Drink her in whiskey not , ' said he , ' but ale . ' " So far from making light of her scholarship , he frequently ac- cepted her as a partner in translations from the Latin . The translations ...
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