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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... Lives of the Poets , " each enriched by marginal notes in her handwriting . Such of those in the " Travel Book " as were thought worth printing appeared in " The Atlantic Monthly " for June last , from which I have taken the liberty of ...
... Lives of the Poets , " each enriched by marginal notes in her handwriting . Such of those in the " Travel Book " as were thought worth printing appeared in " The Atlantic Monthly " for June last , from which I have taken the liberty of ...
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... companions of their Magnolia grandiflora , they did more than live with it * ; they gathered and As * " Je ne suis pas la rose , mais j'ai vécu près d'elle . " — Constant . preserved the choicest of its flowers . Thanks to them B 2.
... companions of their Magnolia grandiflora , they did more than live with it * ; they gathered and As * " Je ne suis pas la rose , mais j'ai vécu près d'elle . " — Constant . preserved the choicest of its flowers . Thanks to them B 2.
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... live peaceably with her mother , who took a strong dislike to him , and constantly led the conversation to topics which he detested , such as foreign news and politics . He revenged himself by writing to the news- papers accounts of ...
... live peaceably with her mother , who took a strong dislike to him , and constantly led the conversation to topics which he detested , such as foreign news and politics . He revenged himself by writing to the news- papers accounts of ...
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... Lives of the Poets " was in progress , Dr. Johnson " would frequently produce one of the proof sheets to embellish the breakfast table , which was always in the library , and was certainly the most sprightly and agree- able meeting of ...
... Lives of the Poets " was in progress , Dr. Johnson " would frequently produce one of the proof sheets to embellish the breakfast table , which was always in the library , and was certainly the most sprightly and agree- able meeting of ...
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... Lives of the Poets were printed , " that dear * " Amongst his singularities , his love of conversing with the prostitutes he met in the streets , was not the least . He has been known to carry some of these unfortunate creatures into a ...
... Lives of the Poets were printed , " that dear * " Amongst his singularities , his love of conversing with the prostitutes he met in the streets , was not the least . He has been known to carry some of these unfortunate creatures into a ...
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