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Page 5
He was eminently handsome , and old Child , of the Anchor Brewhouse ,
Southwark , took him in as what we call a broomstick clerk , to sweep the yard , &
c . Edmund Halsey behaved so well he was soon preferred to be a house - clerk ,
and ...
He was eminently handsome , and old Child , of the Anchor Brewhouse ,
Southwark , took him in as what we call a broomstick clerk , to sweep the yard , &
c . Edmund Halsey behaved so well he was soon preferred to be a house - clerk ,
and ...
Page 7
He complied , and took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after
Michaelmas in that year . During the next sixteen years a room in their house was
set apart for him . The principal difficulty at first was to induce him to live ...
He complied , and took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after
Michaelmas in that year . During the next sixteen years a room in their house was
set apart for him . The principal difficulty at first was to induce him to live ...
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Dr . J . — Why I took to Poll very well at first , but she won ' t do upon a nearer
examination . “ Mrs . T . — How came she among you , Sir ? “ Dr . J . — Why I don
' t rightly remember , but we could spare her very well from us . Poll is a stupid slut
...
Dr . J . — Why I took to Poll very well at first , but she won ' t do upon a nearer
examination . “ Mrs . T . — How came she among you , Sir ? “ Dr . J . — Why I don
' t rightly remember , but we could spare her very well from us . Poll is a stupid slut
...
Page 13
... seemed to unfit him for civilized society , including his gesticulations , his
rollings , his puffings , his mutterings , and the ravenous eagerness with which he
devoured his food , increased the interest which his new associates took in him .
... seemed to unfit him for civilized society , including his gesticulations , his
rollings , his puffings , his mutterings , and the ravenous eagerness with which he
devoured his food , increased the interest which his new associates took in him .
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... dinner he took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour
together . ” Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of
his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with
the ...
... dinner he took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour
together . ” Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of
his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with
the ...
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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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