Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... hour by her desire ; when she showed me a heap of what are termed pocket - books , and said she was sorely embarrassed upon a point , upon which she condescended to say she would take my advice . You see in that collection , ' she ...
... hour by her desire ; when she showed me a heap of what are termed pocket - books , and said she was sorely embarrassed upon a point , upon which she condescended to say she would take my advice . You see in that collection , ' she ...
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... hours of this cruel evening , my spirits sunk , I fainted , and my father , gaining possession of the fatal billet , had to ask my pardon - poor unhappy soul ! and in this fond misery spent we the hours till four o'clock in the morning ...
... hours of this cruel evening , my spirits sunk , I fainted , and my father , gaining possession of the fatal billet , had to ask my pardon - poor unhappy soul ! and in this fond misery spent we the hours till four o'clock in the morning ...
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... hour . This was December 1762 , fifty - three years ago exactly . Yet are not my feelings blunted ! The Will gave to my mother his Bachygraig House , and estate for life , charged with 5000l . for me ; to which my uncle , in ...
... hour . This was December 1762 , fifty - three years ago exactly . Yet are not my feelings blunted ! The Will gave to my mother his Bachygraig House , and estate for life , charged with 5000l . for me ; to which my uncle , in ...
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... * , not for two hours , but for two full weeks , * Alluding to the fire on board an East Indiaman , in which Sir James Fellowes was passenger . between the knowledge of my danger and the end on't 26 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
... * , not for two hours , but for two full weeks , * Alluding to the fire on board an East Indiaman , in which Sir James Fellowes was passenger . between the knowledge of my danger and the end on't 26 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
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... hour - my mother a year ; but she left our minds more easy . I lay awake twelve nights and days , I remember , ' spite of all art could do ; but here I am , vexing your tired ear with past afflictions . You will see that many letters ...
... hour - my mother a year ; but she left our minds more easy . I lay awake twelve nights and days , I remember , ' spite of all art could do ; but here I am , vexing your tired ear with past afflictions . You will see that many letters ...
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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