Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... young men of the first rank . His allowance from his father , after he left college , was splendid ; not less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity ...
... young men of the first rank . His allowance from his father , after he left college , was splendid ; not less than a thousand a year . This , in a man who had risen as old Thrale did , was a very extraordinary instance of generosity ...
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... young fellow , and , like his uncle , eminent for personal beauty , – made himself so useful to Mr. Halsey that the weight of the business fell entirely on him ; and while Edmund was canvassing the borough and visiting the viscountess ...
... young fellow , and , like his uncle , eminent for personal beauty , – made himself so useful to Mr. Halsey that the weight of the business fell entirely on him ; and while Edmund was canvassing the borough and visiting the viscountess ...
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... young man , who had not failed to profit by these advantages , and who was , when he came down to Offley to see his father's birthplace , a very handsome and well - accomplished gentleman . " After expatiating on the advantages of birth ...
... young man , who had not failed to profit by these advantages , and who was , when he came down to Offley to see his father's birthplace , a very handsome and well - accomplished gentleman . " After expatiating on the advantages of birth ...
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... young women from Staffordshire visited him when I was present , to consult him on the subject of Methodism , to which they were inclined . Come , ' said he , ' you pretty fools , dine with Maxwell and me at the Mitre , and we will talk ...
... young women from Staffordshire visited him when I was present , to consult him on the subject of Methodism , to which they were inclined . Come , ' said he , ' you pretty fools , dine with Maxwell and me at the Mitre , and we will talk ...
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... Young women who do not 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 ...
... Young women who do not 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 ...
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