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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Page 45
... pleasure on this line : - : - " I'd smile with the simple , and feed with the poor . ' 6 " Johnson . Nay , my dear lady , this will never do . Poor David ! Smile with the simple ! -- what folly is that ? And who would feed with the poor ...
... pleasure on this line : - : - " I'd smile with the simple , and feed with the poor . ' 6 " Johnson . Nay , my dear lady , this will never do . Poor David ! Smile with the simple ! -- what folly is that ? And who would feed with the poor ...
Page 62
... pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with delight and reverence , not- withstanding the cruel infirmities to which he is sub ...
... pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of him inspires me with delight and reverence , not- withstanding the cruel infirmities to which he is sub ...
Page 79
... 'd next day , ' If men ever hunted twice ? ' " It is very strange , and very melancholy , was his re- flection , that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade JOHNSON IN THE COUNTRY . 79 Johnson in the Country 79-80.
... 'd next day , ' If men ever hunted twice ? ' " It is very strange , and very melancholy , was his re- flection , that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade JOHNSON IN THE COUNTRY . 79 Johnson in the Country 79-80.
Page 80
... pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them . The mode of locomotion in which he delighted was the ... pleasure ; his poverty having in early life pre- vented him from travelling post . But a better reason is given by ...
... pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them . The mode of locomotion in which he delighted was the ... pleasure ; his poverty having in early life pre- vented him from travelling post . But a better reason is given by ...
Page 86
... pleasure is always melancholy . Mr. Thrale purposes to · • beautify the churches , and , if he prospers , will probably restore the tithes . Mrs. Thrale visited a house where she had been used to drink milk , which was left , with an ...
... pleasure is always melancholy . Mr. Thrale purposes to · • beautify the churches , and , if he prospers , will probably restore the tithes . Mrs. Thrale visited a house where she had been used to drink milk , which was left , with an ...
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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