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 48
... Perhaps , Sir , I should not : but that would be from prudence on my own account . A man would tell his father . ' Boswell . · 6 - ? ' • Yes ; because he would not have spurious children to get any share of the family inheritance ...
... Perhaps , Sir , I should not : but that would be from prudence on my own account . A man would tell his father . ' Boswell . · 6 - ? ' • Yes ; because he would not have spurious children to get any share of the family inheritance ...
Page 71
... perhaps thought , and not unreasonably , that , like the elephant * Miss Lætitia Matilda Hawkins vouches for this story.- " Memoir , & c . " vol . i . p . 66 , note , where she adds : " I have heard it said , that into whatever company ...
... perhaps thought , and not unreasonably , that , like the elephant * Miss Lætitia Matilda Hawkins vouches for this story.- " Memoir , & c . " vol . i . p . 66 , note , where she adds : " I have heard it said , that into whatever company ...
Page 83
... perhaps to him . " He thus describes Mrs. Thrale's family mansion : - " Saturday , July 30. - We went to Bâch y Graig , where we found an old house , built 1567 , in an un- common and incommodious form - My mistress chatted about tiring ...
... perhaps to him . " He thus describes Mrs. Thrale's family mansion : - " Saturday , July 30. - We went to Bâch y Graig , where we found an old house , built 1567 , in an un- common and incommodious form - My mistress chatted about tiring ...
Page 91
... perhaps , and so now you begin again : after having taken five years ' breath , you might have done more than this . Say another word , and I will bring up afresh the history of your exploits at St. Denys and how cross you were for ...
... perhaps , and so now you begin again : after having taken five years ' breath , you might have done more than this . Say another word , and I will bring up afresh the history of your exploits at St. Denys and how cross you were for ...
Page 94
... perhaps and that with a facility not to be exceeded , as they all con- fessed , by any of the natives . But so he could in Spain , I find , and so ' tis plain he could here . I will give one instance of his skill in our low street ...
... perhaps and that with a facility not to be exceeded , as they all con- fessed , by any of the natives . But so he could in Spain , I find , and so ' tis plain he could here . I will give one instance of his skill in our low street ...
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