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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... fellow , and , like his uncle , eminent for personal beauty , -made himself so useful to Mr. Halsey that the weight of the business fell entirely on him ; and while Edmund was canvassing the borough and visiting the viscountess , Ralph ...
... fellow , and , like his uncle , eminent for personal beauty , -made himself so useful to Mr. Halsey that the weight of the business fell entirely on him ; and while Edmund was canvassing the borough and visiting the viscountess , Ralph ...
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... fellow - passengers , observed his loss or equanimity with wonder . Two of Mrs. Thrale's marginal notes on Boswell refer to her illustrious friend's mode of eating . On his re- ported remark , that " a dog will take a small bit of meat ...
... fellow - passengers , observed his loss or equanimity with wonder . Two of Mrs. Thrale's marginal notes on Boswell refer to her illustrious friend's mode of eating . On his re- ported remark , that " a dog will take a small bit of meat ...
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... fellow like me has no compassion to spare for wounds given only to vanity or softness . " He said it was enough to make a plain man sick to hear pity lavished on a family reduced by losses to exchange a fine house for a snug cottage ...
... fellow like me has no compassion to spare for wounds given only to vanity or softness . " He said it was enough to make a plain man sick to hear pity lavished on a family reduced by losses to exchange a fine house for a snug cottage ...
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... fellow , but I have a good regard for him ; for his brutality is in his manners , not his mind . " Mr. Thrale . But how do you get your dinners drest ? " Dr. J. - Why De Mullin has the chief management of the kitchen ; but our roasting ...
... fellow , but I have a good regard for him ; for his brutality is in his manners , not his mind . " Mr. Thrale . But how do you get your dinners drest ? " Dr. J. - Why De Mullin has the chief management of the kitchen ; but our roasting ...
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... fellow Lyttleton's company though , all that I could do , and I cannot forgive even his memory the prefer- ence given by a mind like hers . ” * Mr. Croker surmises that " Molly Aston , " not " dear Boothby , " must have been the object ...
... fellow Lyttleton's company though , all that I could do , and I cannot forgive even his memory the prefer- ence given by a mind like hers . ” * Mr. Croker surmises that " Molly Aston , " not " dear Boothby , " must have been the object ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards Anecdotes asked Baretti Bath beauty believe Bishop Boswell Boswell's Brynbella called celebrated character conversation creature cried Croker Crutchley D'Arblay's daughter dear death delight dined dinner Doctor Doctor Johnson fancy Fanny Burney Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give happy Hawkins heard heart Hester Lynch Salusbury honour hope husband Italy Johnson kind lady letter live London look Lord Macaulay Madame D'Arblay Madame de Staël marginal note marriage married Memoirs mentioned mind Miss Streatfield Miss Thrale Montagu morning never once Pepys perhaps person Piozzi poor pretty printed printer's devil remark replied Salusbury Samuel Johnson Samuel Lysons says Boswell Seward Sir John Southwark spirit Streatham suppose sure talk tell tenderness thing thought Thra Thraliana tion told took verses whilst wish woman writes written wrote young