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... should not have said it . ” He did not come off so well on another occasion ,
when the presence of women whom he respected might be expected to operate
as a check . Talking , at Mrs . Garrick ' s , of a very respectable author , he told us
...
... should not have said it . ” He did not come off so well on another occasion ,
when the presence of women whom he respected might be expected to operate
as a check . Talking , at Mrs . Garrick ' s , of a very respectable author , he told us
...
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She used to boast that , whenever a foreign official objected , she never failed to
silence him by the remark , that he was the first gentleman of his country who
ever told a lady she was older than she said she was . Actuated probably by a ...
She used to boast that , whenever a foreign official objected , she never failed to
silence him by the remark , that he was the first gentleman of his country who
ever told a lady she was older than she said she was . Actuated probably by a ...
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Like Cromwell , who told the painter that if he softened a harsh line , or so much
as omitted a wart , he should never be paid a sixpence , — she desired the artist
to paint her face deeply rouged , which it always was , * and to introduce a trivial
...
Like Cromwell , who told the painter that if he softened a harsh line , or so much
as omitted a wart , he should never be paid a sixpence , — she desired the artist
to paint her face deeply rouged , which it always was , * and to introduce a trivial
...
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Mrs . Thrale was uneasy at this unaccountable caprice ; and told me , that if I did
not take care to bring about a meeting between Lord Marchmont and him , it
would never take place , which would be a great pity . ” The ensuing conversation
is a ...
Mrs . Thrale was uneasy at this unaccountable caprice ; and told me , that if I did
not take care to bring about a meeting between Lord Marchmont and him , it
would never take place , which would be a great pity . ” The ensuing conversation
is a ...
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I yesterday told him , " says Boswell , when they were traversing the Highlands , “
I was thinking of writing a poetical letter to him , on his return from Scotland , in
the style of Swift ' s humorous epistle in the character of Mary Gulliver to her ...
I yesterday told him , " says Boswell , when they were traversing the Highlands , “
I was thinking of writing a poetical letter to him , on his return from Scotland , in
the style of Swift ' s humorous epistle in the character of Mary Gulliver to her ...
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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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