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Page 5
He sent for one of them to London ( my Mr . Thrale ' s father ) ; said he would
make a man of him , and did so , but made him work very hard , and treated him
very roughly , Halsey being more proud than tender , and his only child , a
daughter ...
He sent for one of them to London ( my Mr . Thrale ' s father ) ; said he would
make a man of him , and did so , but made him work very hard , and treated him
very roughly , Halsey being more proud than tender , and his only child , a
daughter ...
Page 8
... he sat behind a screen and had his victuals sent to him . Talking of the
symptoms of Christopher Smart ' s madness , he said , “ Another charge was that
he did not love clean linen ; and I have no passion for it . ” In general his wigs
were very ...
... he sat behind a screen and had his victuals sent to him . Talking of the
symptoms of Christopher Smart ' s madness , he said , “ Another charge was that
he did not love clean linen ; and I have no passion for it . ” In general his wigs
were very ...
Page 41
Careless , of the ' Blue Posts , ' has turned refractory , and applied to Hoare ' s
people , who have sent him in their beer . I called on him to - day , however , and
by dint of an unwearied solicitation ( for I kept him at the coach side a full half ...
Careless , of the ' Blue Posts , ' has turned refractory , and applied to Hoare ' s
people , who have sent him in their beer . I called on him to - day , however , and
by dint of an unwearied solicitation ( for I kept him at the coach side a full half ...
Page 53
In a letter to Levet , dated Paris , Oct . 22 , 1775 , he says :“ We went to see the
king and queen at dinner , and the queen was so impressed by Miss , that she
sent one of the gentlemen to inquire who she was . I find all true that you have
ever ...
In a letter to Levet , dated Paris , Oct . 22 , 1775 , he says :“ We went to see the
king and queen at dinner , and the queen was so impressed by Miss , that she
sent one of the gentlemen to inquire who she was . I find all true that you have
ever ...
Page 62
These invitations had been sent out by his own express desire : so little was he
aware of his danger . Letters and messages of condolence poured in from all
sides . Johnson says all that can be said in the way of counsel or consolation :“ I
do ...
These invitations had been sent out by his own express desire : so little was he
aware of his danger . Letters and messages of condolence poured in from all
sides . Johnson says all that can be said in the way of counsel or consolation :“ I
do ...
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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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