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211 NOTES ON WRAXALL ' S “ HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF MY OWN Time , ”
including the true Story of the Lyttelton Ghost , and Anecdotes of various Literary
and Political Celebrities . . . . 224 MISCELLANIES , OR Original COMPOSITIONS
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211 NOTES ON WRAXALL ' S “ HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF MY OWN Time , ”
including the true Story of the Lyttelton Ghost , and Anecdotes of various Literary
and Political Celebrities . . . . 224 MISCELLANIES , OR Original COMPOSITIONS
...
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This picture of Johnson ' s interior is true in the main , when it is added that the
inmates of his house were quarrelling from morning to night with one another ,
with his negro - servant , or with himself . In one of his letters to Mrs . Thrale , he
says ...
This picture of Johnson ' s interior is true in the main , when it is added that the
inmates of his house were quarrelling from morning to night with one another ,
with his negro - servant , or with himself . In one of his letters to Mrs . Thrale , he
says ...
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And “ sins of moment ” is a faulty expression ; for its true import is momentous ,
which cannot be intended . ' Johnson . “ It must have been written “ of moments . ”
Of moment , is momentous ; of moments , momentary . I warrant you , however ...
And “ sins of moment ” is a faulty expression ; for its true import is momentous ,
which cannot be intended . ' Johnson . “ It must have been written “ of moments . ”
Of moment , is momentous ; of moments , momentary . I warrant you , however ...
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I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with
delight and reverence , notwithstanding the cruel infirmities to which he is subject
; for he has almost perpetual convulsive movements , either of his hands , lips ,
feet ...
I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with
delight and reverence , notwithstanding the cruel infirmities to which he is subject
; for he has almost perpetual convulsive movements , either of his hands , lips ,
feet ...
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... found true , it may help to suppress envy and promote contentment . Thrale ' s
state of health , however , accounts for his depression , independently of his
wealth , which rested on too precarious a foundation to allow of unbroken
confidence ...
... found true , it may help to suppress envy and promote contentment . Thrale ' s
state of health , however , accounts for his depression , independently of his
wealth , which rested on too precarious a foundation to allow of unbroken
confidence ...
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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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