Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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Page 35
... beautiful friend , not contented with her legitimate succession to the heart of Doctor Collier , was endea- vouring to supplant me in the esteem of Mr. Thrale , whose good opinion , assailed vainly by Baretti , it was my business and my ...
... beautiful friend , not contented with her legitimate succession to the heart of Doctor Collier , was endea- vouring to supplant me in the esteem of Mr. Thrale , whose good opinion , assailed vainly by Baretti , it was my business and my ...
Page 56
... beautiful daughters by every hand that would carry them . Miss Thrale was of age by now , and I left Miss Nicholson , the bishop's grand - daughter , whom they appeared to like exceedingly , with them , but she soon quitted her post on ...
... beautiful daughters by every hand that would carry them . Miss Thrale was of age by now , and I left Miss Nicholson , the bishop's grand - daughter , whom they appeared to like exceedingly , with them , but she soon quitted her post on ...
Page 60
... beautiful banks of this classical stream While Bertie can carelessly rove , Dividing his hours , and varying his theme With philosophy , friendship , and love ; In vain all the beauties of nature or art To rouze my tranquillity tried ...
... beautiful banks of this classical stream While Bertie can carelessly rove , Dividing his hours , and varying his theme With philosophy , friendship , and love ; In vain all the beauties of nature or art To rouze my tranquillity tried ...
Page 64
... beautiful mountains of Brianza . Out of this went a handsome square room where I received my company in common . Out of that we walked into a large dinner apartment , next to which was the servants ' hall ( as we should call it , but ...
... beautiful mountains of Brianza . Out of this went a handsome square room where I received my company in common . Out of that we walked into a large dinner apartment , next to which was the servants ' hall ( as we should call it , but ...
Page 65
... beautiful dressing - room or study , where he was supposed to receive company , people on business , & c . All this very well furnished indeed for four - score pounds a year !! A. D. 1784 . The showy valet was a Frenchman hired at Paris ...
... beautiful dressing - room or study , where he was supposed to receive company , people on business , & c . All this very well furnished indeed for four - score pounds a year !! A. D. 1784 . The showy valet was a Frenchman hired at Paris ...
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Adieu admired amuse anecdotes Bath beautiful believe Bishop Boswell brother Brynbella Burney called character charming cries Daniel Lysons daughter dear Sir James death delight dinner Doctor Johnson epigram fancy father favourite feel gout H. L. PIOZZI happy hear heard heart honour hope husband Italy kind King Lady laugh letter live London look Lord Byron Lord Lyttelton Lutwyche Lysons marriage married Miles Peter Andrews mind Miss Thrale mother never night once Paradise Lost Penzance perhaps play poor Pope portrait praise pretty recollect remember replied Salusbury Samuel Lysons scarce sent Siddons Sir James Fellowes Sir Robert Cotton story Streatham Park suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale told verses virtue whilst wish wonder Wraxall write written wrote young