Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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... gentleman . " After expatiating on the advantages of birth , and the presumption of new men in attempting to found a new system of gentility , Boswell proceeds : " Mr. Thrale had married Miss Hester Lynch Salusbury , of good Welsh ...
... gentleman . " After expatiating on the advantages of birth , and the presumption of new men in attempting to found a new system of gentility , Boswell proceeds : " Mr. Thrale had married Miss Hester Lynch Salusbury , of good Welsh ...
Page 15
... Gentleman's Magazine " that , instead of taking his seat at Cave's table , he sate behind a screen and had his victuals sent to him . Talking of the symptoms of Christopher Smart's madness , he said , " Another charge was that he did ...
... Gentleman's Magazine " that , instead of taking his seat at Cave's table , he sate behind a screen and had his victuals sent to him . Talking of the symptoms of Christopher Smart's madness , he said , " Another charge was that he did ...
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... gentleman , after spending an evening at Mrs. Montagu's soirée , wrote to tell a friend of the charming intellectual party , who had one rule ; ' they wear blue stockings as a distinction . Wraxall , who makes the same comparison ...
... gentleman , after spending an evening at Mrs. Montagu's soirée , wrote to tell a friend of the charming intellectual party , who had one rule ; ' they wear blue stockings as a distinction . Wraxall , who makes the same comparison ...
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... gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried one , fainting from exhaustion , home on his back . Boothby is at my heart still . She would delight 32 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS ...
... gentlemen , to be sure ; for what other purpose could it be given me ? ( Johnsoniana . ) He once carried one , fainting from exhaustion , home on his back . Boothby is at my heart still . She would delight 32 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS ...
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... gentleman of his country who ever told a lady she was older than she said she was . Actuated probably by a similar feeling , and in the hope of securing to herself the benefit of the doubt , Mrs. Thrale omitted in the " Anecdotes " the ...
... gentleman of his country who ever told a lady she was older than she said she was . Actuated probably by a similar feeling , and in the hope of securing to herself the benefit of the doubt , Mrs. Thrale omitted in the " Anecdotes " the ...
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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