Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... called " Thraliana . " Johnson thus alludes to it in a letter of September 6th , 1777 : " As you have little to do , I suppose you are pretty diligent at the ' Thraliana ; ' and a very curious col- lection posterity will find it . Do ...
... called " Thraliana . " Johnson thus alludes to it in a letter of September 6th , 1777 : " As you have little to do , I suppose you are pretty diligent at the ' Thraliana ; ' and a very curious col- lection posterity will find it . Do ...
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... called on Johnson one morning in Johnson's Court , Fleet Street , he gave way to such an uncontrolled burst of despair regarding the world to come , that Mr. Thrale tried to stop his mouth by placing one hand before it , and desired her ...
... called on Johnson one morning in Johnson's Court , Fleet Street , he gave way to such an uncontrolled burst of despair regarding the world to come , that Mr. Thrale tried to stop his mouth by placing one hand before it , and desired her ...
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... called into a shop by Johnson to assist in the choice of a pair of silver buckles , he adds : Pro- bably this alteration in dress had been suggested by Mrs. Thrale , by associating with whom his external appearance was much improved ...
... called into a shop by Johnson to assist in the choice of a pair of silver buckles , he adds : Pro- bably this alteration in dress had been suggested by Mrs. Thrale , by associating with whom his external appearance was much improved ...
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... called Polly . An old quack doctor called Levet , who bled and dosed coalheavers and hackney coachmen , and received for fees crusts of bread , bits of bacon , glasses of gin , and sometimes a little copper , completed this menagerie ...
... called Polly . An old quack doctor called Levet , who bled and dosed coalheavers and hackney coachmen , and received for fees crusts of bread , bits of bacon , glasses of gin , and sometimes a little copper , completed this menagerie ...
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... called for aid , And hovering death prepared the blow , His vigorous remedy display'd The power of Art without the show ; No summons mocked by chill delay , No petty gains disdained by pride , The modest wants of every day The toil of ...
... called for aid , And hovering death prepared the blow , His vigorous remedy display'd The power of Art without the show ; No summons mocked by chill delay , No petty gains disdained by pride , The modest wants of every day The toil of ...
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