Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... your mamma , and make it of her a countess ; it shall kill me , I know , but it shall kill her too . ' Miss Thrale took the papers , and turned her back on him , I remember . Well 32 52 FRAGMENTS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY . Domestic Trials.
... your mamma , and make it of her a countess ; it shall kill me , I know , but it shall kill her too . ' Miss Thrale took the papers , and turned her back on him , I remember . Well 32 52 FRAGMENTS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY . Domestic Trials.
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Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. turned her back on him , I remember . Well ! Sir Lucas Pepys alone knew the true state of my heart . He pitied me , kept my secret inviolable , behaved like a brother to me , and told all the ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. turned her back on him , I remember . Well ! Sir Lucas Pepys alone knew the true state of my heart . He pitied me , kept my secret inviolable , behaved like a brother to me , and told all the ...
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... turned . Numberless cards were left at the Royal Hotel , where we remained till a house in Hanover Square was fitted up to receive us , and on the 22nd of May , we opened with a concert L and supper , the more willingly as Mr. Cator ...
... turned . Numberless cards were left at the Royal Hotel , where we remained till a house in Hanover Square was fitted up to receive us , and on the 22nd of May , we opened with a concert L and supper , the more willingly as Mr. Cator ...
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... turning to Dr. Johnson , " that people should tell such unfounded stories ? " " It is , " answered he , " neither comical nor serious , my dear ; it is only a wandering lie . " This was spoken in his natural voice , without a thought of ...
... turning to Dr. Johnson , " that people should tell such unfounded stories ? " " It is , " answered he , " neither comical nor serious , my dear ; it is only a wandering lie . " This was spoken in his natural voice , without a thought of ...
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... out on a sudden as they sate at tea , and cried , " Catamaran ! young gentlemen with two shoes and never a heel : when will you have done with VOL . II . G silly jokes now ? Leddies ; " turning to the THE GUNNINGS . 81.
... out on a sudden as they sate at tea , and cried , " Catamaran ! young gentlemen with two shoes and never a heel : when will you have done with VOL . II . G silly jokes now ? Leddies ; " turning to the THE GUNNINGS . 81.
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