Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... soon finished in a daughter Hester , who , marrying Sir Robert Cotton of Combermere , gave him , and all her progeny by him , the name of Salusbury Cotton . She was immediate grandame to my dear mother ; and thus in your little friend ...
... soon finished in a daughter Hester , who , marrying Sir Robert Cotton of Combermere , gave him , and all her progeny by him , the name of Salusbury Cotton . She was immediate grandame to my dear mother ; and thus in your little friend ...
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... soon began to dote on Fiddle , as he called me in fondness ; and I certainly did not obtain his love . by flattery , as I remember well this odd tête - à - tête con- versation : " Come now , dear , " said he , " that we are quite alone ...
... soon began to dote on Fiddle , as he called me in fondness ; and I certainly did not obtain his love . by flattery , as I remember well this odd tête - à - tête con- versation : " Come now , dear , " said he , " that we are quite alone ...
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... soon followed this conversation , and scarce were my infantine tears dried for leaving dear Llewenney and my half - adored uncle , before the news reached London of his sudden death by an apoplectic fit ; in consequence of which , his ...
... soon followed this conversation , and scarce were my infantine tears dried for leaving dear Llewenney and my half - adored uncle , before the news reached London of his sudden death by an apoplectic fit ; in consequence of which , his ...
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... older , at least feel older , than he wished , I suppose . Lord Halifax was now , or soon after , head of the Board of Trade , and wished to immortalise his name he had no sons - by colonising Nova Scotia . ANECDOTES OF CHILDHOOD . 13.
... older , at least feel older , than he wished , I suppose . Lord Halifax was now , or soon after , head of the Board of Trade , and wished to immortalise his name he had no sons - by colonising Nova Scotia . ANECDOTES OF CHILDHOOD . 13.
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... soon to change . Fox - hounds were sold , and a seat in Parliament was suggested by our new inmate as more suitable to his dignity , more desirable in every respect . I grew useful now , almost necessary ; wrote the advertisements ...
... soon to change . Fox - hounds were sold , and a seat in Parliament was suggested by our new inmate as more suitable to his dignity , more desirable in every respect . I grew useful now , almost necessary ; wrote the advertisements ...
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