Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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Page 36
... Burney , whose powers of amusement were many and various , were my companions then at Streat- ham Park , with Doctor Johnson , who wanted me to be living at the Borough , because less inconvenient to him , so he said I passed my winter ...
... Burney , whose powers of amusement were many and various , were my companions then at Streat- ham Park , with Doctor Johnson , who wanted me to be living at the Borough , because less inconvenient to him , so he said I passed my winter ...
Page 37
... Burney and his daughter , I believe , my servant Sam opened the drawing - room door with un air effaré , saying : " My master is come home , but there is something amiss . " I started up , and saw a tall black female figure , who cried ...
... Burney and his daughter , I believe , my servant Sam opened the drawing - room door with un air effaré , saying : " My master is come home , but there is something amiss . " I started up , and saw a tall black female figure , who cried ...
Page 49
... Burney went home to her father ) into Sussex for change of place . I had been in the sea early one morning , and was walking with my eldest daughter on the cliff , when , seeing Mr. Piozzi stand at the library door , I accosted him in ...
... Burney went home to her father ) into Sussex for change of place . I had been in the sea early one morning , and was walking with my eldest daughter on the cliff , when , seeing Mr. Piozzi stand at the library door , I accosted him in ...
Page 56
... Burney , and Baretti , and all the low Italians of the Haymarket who hated my husband , were hatching stories how he had sold my jointure , had shut me up in a convent , & c . , we made our journey to our residence in Italy as showy as ...
... Burney , and Baretti , and all the low Italians of the Haymarket who hated my husband , were hatching stories how he had sold my jointure , had shut me up in a convent , & c . , we made our journey to our residence in Italy as showy as ...
Page 71
... Burney . " " Never mind , " replied I , " nobody will read their work ; I feel as I ought towards your lord- ship's friendship , which you cannot prove better than by not naming the subject ; it will die away , so will the authors ...
... Burney . " " Never mind , " replied I , " nobody will read their work ; I feel as I ought towards your lord- ship's friendship , which you cannot prove better than by not naming the subject ; it will die away , so will the authors ...
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