Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains “of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)”: In 2 Volumes, Volume 1Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 375 pages |
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... dinner at Thrale's , and was so much pleased with his reception both by Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , and they so much pleased with him , that his invitations to their house were more and more frequent , till at last he be- came one of the ...
... dinner at Thrale's , and was so much pleased with his reception both by Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , and they so much pleased with him , that his invitations to their house were more and more frequent , till at last he be- came one of the ...
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... dinner . We liked each other so well that the next Thursday was appointed for the same company to meet , exclusive of the shoemaker , and since then Johnson has remained till this day our constant acquaintance , visitor , companion ...
... dinner . We liked each other so well that the next Thursday was appointed for the same company to meet , exclusive of the shoemaker , and since then Johnson has remained till this day our constant acquaintance , visitor , companion ...
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... dinner was announced , and as he went up stairs to bed , the same man followed him with another . One of his applications to Cave for a trifling advance of money is signed Impransus ( Dinnerless ) ; and he told Boswell that he could ...
... dinner was announced , and as he went up stairs to bed , the same man followed him with another . One of his applications to Cave for a trifling advance of money is signed Impransus ( Dinnerless ) ; and he told Boswell that he could ...
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... dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce left . " This would have suited Johnson equally well , or better : he was so fond of lobster sauce that he would call for the sauce ...
... dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce left . " This would have suited Johnson equally well , or better : he was so fond of lobster sauce that he would call for the sauce ...
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... dinner . " It was a good dinner enough , " he would remark , " but it was not a dinner to ask a man to . " He was so displeased with the performances of a nobleman's French cook , that he exclaimed with vehemence , " I'd throw such a ...
... dinner . " It was a good dinner enough , " he would remark , " but it was not a dinner to ask a man to . " He was so displeased with the performances of a nobleman's French cook , that he exclaimed with vehemence , " I'd throw such a ...
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