Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 5
... took him in as what we call a broomstick clerk , to sweep the yard , & c . Edmund Halsey behaved so well he was soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and ...
... took him in as what we call a broomstick clerk , to sweep the yard , & c . Edmund Halsey behaved so well he was soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and ...
Page 7
... took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after Michaelmas in that year . During the next sixteen years a room in their house was set apart for him . The principal difficulty at first was to induce him to live peace- ably ...
... took up his abode with them from before Midsummer till after Michaelmas in that year . During the next sixteen years a room in their house was set apart for him . The principal difficulty at first was to induce him to live peace- ably ...
Page 12
... took to Poll very well at first , but she won't do upon a nearer examination . " Mrs. T.- How came she among you , Sir ? " Dr. J. - Why I don't rightly remember , but we could spare her very well from us . Poll is a stupid slut ; I had ...
... took to Poll very well at first , but she won't do upon a nearer examination . " Mrs. T.- How came she among you , Sir ? " Dr. J. - Why I don't rightly remember , but we could spare her very well from us . Poll is a stupid slut ; I had ...
Page 13
... took in him . His hostess does not appear to have viewed them in that light , and she was able to command the best company of the intellectual order without the aid of a " lion , " or a bear . If his conversation attracted many , it ...
... took in him . His hostess does not appear to have viewed them in that light , and she was able to command the best company of the intellectual order without the aid of a " lion , " or a bear . If his conversation attracted many , it ...
Page 16
... took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour together . " Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with the ...
... took one of them upon his knee , and fondled her for half an hour together . " Women almost always like men who like them . Johnson , despite of his unwieldy figure , scarred features , and uncouth gestures , was a favorite with the ...
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