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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... soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and succeeded to the business upon Child's demise . Being now rich and prosperous , he turned his eyes homewards ...
... soon preferred to be a house - clerk , and then , having free access to his master's table , married his only daughter , and succeeded to the business upon Child's demise . Being now rich and prosperous , he turned his eyes homewards ...
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... soon afforded a pretence * , and Mr. Murphy brought Johnson to meet him , giving me general caution not to be surprised at his figure , dress , or behaviour . * Mr. Johnson liked his new acquaintance so much , however , that from that ...
... soon afforded a pretence * , and Mr. Murphy brought Johnson to meet him , giving me general caution not to be surprised at his figure , dress , or behaviour . * Mr. Johnson liked his new acquaintance so much , however , that from that ...
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... soon that we were only disputing how he should be invited , when he should be invited , and what should be the pretence . At last it was resolved that one Woodhouse , a shoe- maker , who had written some verses , and been asked to some ...
... soon that we were only disputing how he should be invited , when he should be invited , and what should be the pretence . At last it was resolved that one Woodhouse , a shoe- maker , who had written some verses , and been asked to some ...
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... soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety and pain . " When people could be induced to sit up with him , they were often amply compensated by his rich flow of mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an establish ...
... soon rise again to pass the night in anxiety and pain . " When people could be induced to sit up with him , they were often amply compensated by his rich flow of mind ; but the resulting sacrifice of health and comfort in an establish ...
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... soon as he had got a house to cover them . " It was the home of the most extraordinary assemblage of inmates that ever was brought together . At the head of the establishment he had placed an old lady named Williams , whose chief ...
... soon as he had got a house to cover them . " It was the home of the most extraordinary assemblage of inmates that ever was brought together . At the head of the establishment he had placed an old lady named Williams , whose chief ...
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