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Page 11
But in spite of her murmurs and reproaches , he gave an asylum to another lady
who was as poor as herself , Mrs . Desmoulins , whose family he had known
many years before in Staffordshire . Room was found for the daughter of Mrs ...
But in spite of her murmurs and reproaches , he gave an asylum to another lady
who was as poor as herself , Mrs . Desmoulins , whose family he had known
many years before in Staffordshire . Room was found for the daughter of Mrs ...
Page 15
... of his throwing an adversary into irretrievable confusion by an arrogant
expression of contempt , the late Mr . Charles Butler asked the relator , an
eyewitness , whether the House did not laugh at the ridiculous figure of the poor
member .
... of his throwing an adversary into irretrievable confusion by an arrogant
expression of contempt , the late Mr . Charles Butler asked the relator , an
eyewitness , whether the House did not laugh at the ridiculous figure of the poor
member .
Page 25
Poor David ! Smile with the simple ! — what folly is that ? And who would feed
with the poor that can help it ? No , no ; let me smile with the wise , and feed with
the rich . ” Boswell adds , that he repeated this sally to Garrick , and wondered to
...
Poor David ! Smile with the simple ! — what folly is that ? And who would feed
with the poor that can help it ? No , no ; let me smile with the wise , and feed with
the rich . ” Boswell adds , that he repeated this sally to Garrick , and wondered to
...
Page 30
... poor dear lady ( her mother ) , yet I shall see you and hear you every now and
then ; and to see and hear you , is always to hear wit and to see virtue . ” He
would not suffer her to be lightly spoken of in his presence , nor permit his name
to be ...
... poor dear lady ( her mother ) , yet I shall see you and hear you every now and
then ; and to see and hear you , is always to hear wit and to see virtue . ” He
would not suffer her to be lightly spoken of in his presence , nor permit his name
to be ...
Page 94
The last letters from abroad have brought us an account that our poor cousin ' s
head was taken off by a cannon - ball . Johnson , who was shocked both at the
fact and her light , unfeeling manner of mentioning it , replied , · Madam , it would
...
The last letters from abroad have brought us an account that our poor cousin ' s
head was taken off by a cannon - ball . Johnson , who was shocked both at the
fact and her light , unfeeling manner of mentioning it , replied , · Madam , it would
...
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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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