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Page 28
If this were so , it is strange that Thrale should cut so poor a figure , should seem
little better than a nonentity , whilst every imaginable topic was under animated
discussion at his table ; for Boswell was more ready to report the husband ' s ...
If this were so , it is strange that Thrale should cut so poor a figure , should seem
little better than a nonentity , whilst every imaginable topic was under animated
discussion at his table ; for Boswell was more ready to report the husband ' s ...
Page 37
Indeed , he seems not to be a happy man , though he has every means of
happiness in his power . But I think I have rarely seen a very rich man with a light
heart and light spirits . ” The concluding remark , coming from such a source ,
may ...
Indeed , he seems not to be a happy man , though he has every means of
happiness in his power . But I think I have rarely seen a very rich man with a light
heart and light spirits . ” The concluding remark , coming from such a source ,
may ...
Page 38
... be intolerable ; but Mrs . Thrale seems to have a sweetness of disposition that
equals all her other excellences , and far from making a point of vindicating
herself , she generally receives his admonitions with the most respectful silence .
... be intolerable ; but Mrs . Thrale seems to have a sweetness of disposition that
equals all her other excellences , and far from making a point of vindicating
herself , she generally receives his admonitions with the most respectful silence .
Page 44
Another lady , whose accomplishments he never denied , came to our house one
day covered with diamonds , feathers , & c . , and he did not seem inclined to chat
with her as usual . I asked him why ? when the company was gone .
Another lady , whose accomplishments he never denied , came to our house one
day covered with diamonds , feathers , & c . , and he did not seem inclined to chat
with her as usual . I asked him why ? when the company was gone .
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Dr . J . — Why , if anybody could have worn the bandeau , it must have been
Lady Lade ; for there is enough of her to carry it off ; but you are too little for
anything ridiculous ; that which seems nothing upon a Patagonian , will become
very ...
Dr . J . — Why , if anybody could have worn the bandeau , it must have been
Lady Lade ; for there is enough of her to carry it off ; but you are too little for
anything ridiculous ; that which seems nothing upon a Patagonian , will become
very ...
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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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