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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... Nature of his Intimacy with Mrs. Thrale His Verses to her Her Age • • Her Personal Appearance and Handwriting Portraits of her Boswell at Streatham Her Behaviour to Johnson Her Acquirements • Johnson's Estimate of her Popular Estimate ...
... Nature of his Intimacy with Mrs. Thrale His Verses to her Her Age • • Her Personal Appearance and Handwriting Portraits of her Boswell at Streatham Her Behaviour to Johnson Her Acquirements • Johnson's Estimate of her Popular Estimate ...
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... natural roughness and irritability , on the other hand it had helped largely to bring out his sterling virtues , —his dis- criminating charity , his genuine benevolence , his well- timed generosity , his large - hearted sympathy with ...
... natural roughness and irritability , on the other hand it had helped largely to bring out his sterling virtues , —his dis- criminating charity , his genuine benevolence , his well- timed generosity , his large - hearted sympathy with ...
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... Nature 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 ...
... Nature 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 ...
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... Nature ever mocks The labourer's toil , I roam through clans of savage men , Untamed by arts , untaught by pen ; Or cower within some squalid den O'er reeking soil . Through paths that halt from stone to stone , Amid the din of tongues ...
... Nature ever mocks The labourer's toil , I roam through clans of savage men , Untamed by arts , untaught by pen ; Or cower within some squalid den O'er reeking soil . Through paths that halt from stone to stone , Amid the din of tongues ...
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... Nature gives at thirty - five . Ladies , stock and tend your hive , Trifle not at thirty - five ; For howe'er we boast and strive , Life declines from thirty - five ; He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin by thirty - five ; And all ...
... Nature gives at thirty - five . Ladies , stock and tend your hive , Trifle not at thirty - five ; For howe'er we boast and strive , Life declines from thirty - five ; He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin by thirty - five ; And all ...
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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