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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... kind is almost necessarily imperfect ; since the editor is commonly de- pendent for a great deal of the required information upon sources the very existence of which is unknown to him till reminiscences are revived , and communica ...
... kind is almost necessarily imperfect ; since the editor is commonly de- pendent for a great deal of the required information upon sources the very existence of which is unknown to him till reminiscences are revived , and communica ...
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... kind as to open a communication with me on the subject , and to have the whole of the marginal notes transcribed for my use at his expense . Animated by the same liberal wish to promote a literary undertaking , Mr. J. E. Gray , son of ...
... kind as to open a communication with me on the subject , and to have the whole of the marginal notes transcribed for my use at his expense . Animated by the same liberal wish to promote a literary undertaking , Mr. J. E. Gray , son of ...
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... kind and valuable aid in various shapes , to the Marquis of Lansdowne , His Excellency M. Sylvain Van de Weyer ( the Belgian Minister ) , the Viscountess Combermere , Mr. and the Hon . Mrs. Monckton Milnes , the Hon . Mrs. Rowley , Miss ...
... kind and valuable aid in various shapes , to the Marquis of Lansdowne , His Excellency M. Sylvain Van de Weyer ( the Belgian Minister ) , the Viscountess Combermere , Mr. and the Hon . Mrs. Monckton Milnes , the Hon . Mrs. Rowley , Miss ...
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... kind . Her ill - wishers made the most of the event which so injuriously affected her reputation at the time of its occurrence ; and the marked tendency of every additional disclosure of the circumstances has been to elevate her . No ...
... kind . Her ill - wishers made the most of the event which so injuriously affected her reputation at the time of its occurrence ; and the marked tendency of every additional disclosure of the circumstances has been to elevate her . No ...
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... kind , and be very punctual in annexing the dates . Chronology , you know , is the eye of history . Do not omit painful casualties or unpleasing passages ; they make the variegation of existence ; and there are many passages of which I ...
... kind , and be very punctual in annexing the dates . Chronology , you know , is the eye of history . Do not omit painful casualties or unpleasing passages ; they make the variegation of existence ; and there are many passages of which I ...
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