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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... never appeared in print . 4. Manuscript notes by her on Wraxall's Memoirs , and on her own published works , namely : " Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , during the last twenty years of his life , " one volume , 1786 ...
... never appeared in print . 4. Manuscript notes by her on Wraxall's Memoirs , and on her own published works , namely : " Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , during the last twenty years of his life , " one volume , 1786 ...
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... never a guinea , and he bought the brewhouse of Lord and Lady Cobham , making an excellent bargain , with the money he had saved . " When , in the next page but one , Boswell describes Thrale as presenting the character of a plain ...
... never a guinea , and he bought the brewhouse of Lord and Lady Cobham , making an excellent bargain , with the money he had saved . " When , in the next page but one , Boswell describes Thrale as presenting the character of a plain ...
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... never happened , for the sole purpose of mystifying her ; and probably not a few of his mischievous fictions have passed current for history . They made up their differences before her death , and a Latin epitaph of the most eulogistic ...
... never happened , for the sole purpose of mystifying her ; and probably not a few of his mischievous fictions have passed current for history . They made up their differences before her death , and a Latin epitaph of the most eulogistic ...
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... never been hungry but once . What he meant by hungry is not easy to explain , for his every day manner of eating was that of a half - famished man . When at table , he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment ; his looks were ...
... never been hungry but once . What he meant by hungry is not easy to explain , for his every day manner of eating was that of a half - famished man . When at table , he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment ; his looks were ...
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... never had enough . " Mr. Thackeray relates in his " Irish Sketches " " that on his asking for currant jelly for his venison at a public dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce ...
... never had enough . " Mr. Thackeray relates in his " Irish Sketches " " that on his asking for currant jelly for his venison at a public dinner , the waiter replied , " It's all gone , your honour , but there's some capital lobster sauce ...
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