Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... wish for Johnson's conversation , extolling it in terms which that of no other person could have deserved , till we were only in doubt how to obtain his company , and find an excuse for the invitation . The celebrity of Mr. Woodhouse ...
... wish for Johnson's conversation , extolling it in terms which that of no other person could have deserved , till we were only in doubt how to obtain his company , and find an excuse for the invitation . The celebrity of Mr. Woodhouse ...
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... wish to appear coquettes , and men of advanced years who do not wish to appear ridiculous , should never speak of love as of a thing in which they could take part . " Mrs. Thrale relates an amusing instance of Johnson's adroitness in ...
... wish to appear coquettes , and men of advanced years who do not wish to appear ridiculous , should never speak of love as of a thing in which they could take part . " Mrs. Thrale relates an amusing instance of Johnson's adroitness in ...
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... wish to wive Must look on Thrale at thirty - five . ' " And now , ' said he , as I was writing them down , ' you may see what it is to come for poetry to a dictionary - maker ; you may observe that the rhymes run in alphabetical order ...
... wish to wive Must look on Thrale at thirty - five . ' " And now , ' said he , as I was writing them down , ' you may see what it is to come for poetry to a dictionary - maker ; you may observe that the rhymes run in alphabetical order ...
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... wish for some representa- tion of the figures of this couple . Mr. Thrale was tall , well- proportioned , and stately . As for Madam , or My Mistress , by which epithets Johnson used to mention Mrs. Thrale , she was short , plump , and ...
... wish for some representa- tion of the figures of this couple . Mr. Thrale was tall , well- proportioned , and stately . As for Madam , or My Mistress , by which epithets Johnson used to mention Mrs. Thrale , she was short , plump , and ...
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... 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 . ' There was no arguing with him at the moment . Some time afterwards ...
... 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 . ' There was no arguing with him at the moment . Some time afterwards ...
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