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The first time I ever saw this extraordinary man was in the year 1764 , when Mr .
Murphy , who had long been the friend and confidential intimate of Mr . Thrale ,
persuaded him to wish for Johnson ' s conversation , extolling it in terms which
that ...
The first time I ever saw this extraordinary man was in the year 1764 , when Mr .
Murphy , who had long been the friend and confidential intimate of Mr . Thrale ,
persuaded him to wish for Johnson ' s conversation , extolling it in terms which
that ...
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... and Garrick used to draw ludicrous pictures of their mutual fondness , which he
heightened by representing her as short , fat , tawdrily dressed , and highly
rouged . One of Rochefoucauld ' s maxims is : “ Young women who do not wish ...
... and Garrick used to draw ludicrous pictures of their mutual fondness , which he
heightened by representing her as short , fat , tawdrily dressed , and highly
rouged . One of Rochefoucauld ' s maxims is : “ Young women who do not wish ...
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Ladies , stock and tend your hive , Trifle not at thirty - five ; For howe ' er we boast
and strive , Life declines from thirty - five : He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin
by thirty - five ; And all who wisely wish to wive Must look on Thrale at thirty ...
Ladies , stock and tend your hive , Trifle not at thirty - five ; For howe ' er we boast
and strive , Life declines from thirty - five : He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin
by thirty - five ; And all who wisely wish to wive Must look on Thrale at thirty ...
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My readers , ” says Boswell , “ will naturally wish for some representation of the
figures of this couple . Mr . Thrale was tall , wellproportioned , and stately . As for
Madam , or My Mistress , by which epithets Johnson used to mention Mrs . Thrale
...
My readers , ” says Boswell , “ will naturally wish for some representation of the
figures of this couple . Mr . Thrale was tall , wellproportioned , and stately . As for
Madam , or My Mistress , by which epithets Johnson used to mention Mrs . Thrale
...
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I suppose , Sir , Mr . Boswell thought that as you are to write Pope ' s Life , you
would wish to know about him . Johnson . " Wish ! why yes . If it rained knowledge
, I ' d hold out my hand ; but I would not give myself the trouble to go in quest of it .
I suppose , Sir , Mr . Boswell thought that as you are to write Pope ' s Life , you
would wish to know about him . Johnson . " Wish ! why yes . If it rained knowledge
, I ' d hold out my hand ; but I would not give myself the trouble to go in quest of it .
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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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