Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and suc- ceeded to the business upon Child's demise . Being now rich and prosperous , he turned his eyes homewards ...
... soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and suc- ceeded to the business upon Child's demise . Being now rich and prosperous , he turned his eyes homewards ...
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... soon afforded a pretence , and Mr. Murphy brought Johnson to meet him , giv- ing me general caution not to be surprised at his figure , dress , or behavior . Mr. Johnson liked his new acquaintance so much , however , that from that time ...
... soon afforded a pretence , and Mr. Murphy brought Johnson to meet him , giv- ing me general caution not to be surprised at his figure , dress , or behavior . Mr. Johnson liked his new acquaintance so much , however , that from that time ...
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... soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety and pain . " When people could be induced to sit up with him , they were often amply com- pensated by his rich flow of mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an ...
... soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety and pain . " When people could be induced to sit up with him , they were often amply com- pensated by his rich flow of mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an ...
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... soon as he had got a house to cover them . " It was the home of the most extraordinary assemblage of inmates that ever was brought together . At the head of the establishment he had placed an old lady named Williams , whose chief ...
... soon as he had got a house to cover them . " It was the home of the most extraordinary assemblage of inmates that ever was brought together . At the head of the establishment he had placed an old lady named Williams , whose chief ...
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... equally grateful , although his deference for the peerage was extreme . Except in Scotland or on his travels , he is seldom found dining with a nobleman . Soon after his domestication at Streatham , the Blue - JOHNSON'S SOCIETY . 13.
... equally grateful , although his deference for the peerage was extreme . Except in Scotland or on his travels , he is seldom found dining with a nobleman . Soon after his domestication at Streatham , the Blue - JOHNSON'S SOCIETY . 13.
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