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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... turned his eyes homewards , where he learned that sister Sukey had married a hardworking man at Offley in Hert- fordshire , and had many children . He sent for one of them to London ( my Mr. Thrale's father ) ; said he would make a man ...
... turned his eyes homewards , where he learned that sister Sukey had married a hardworking man at Offley in Hert- fordshire , and had many children . He sent for one of them to London ( my Mr. Thrale's father ) ; said he would make a man ...
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... turning the candles with their ends downwards when they did not burn bright * Dr. Burney states that in 1765 " he very frequently met John- son at Streatham , where they had many long conversations , after sitting up as long as the fire ...
... turning the candles with their ends downwards when they did not burn bright * Dr. Burney states that in 1765 " he very frequently met John- son at Streatham , where they had many long conversations , after sitting up as long as the fire ...
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... turned about to laugh , I saw my wife was crying . Pretty charmer , she had no reason . " This pretty charmer was in her forty - eighth year when he married her , he being then twenty - seven . He told Beauclerc that it was a love match ...
... turned about to laugh , I saw my wife was crying . Pretty charmer , she had no reason . " This pretty charmer was in her forty - eighth year when he married her , he being then twenty - seven . He told Beauclerc that it was a love match ...
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... turning to him , she exclaimed : " No , I never was handsome : I had always too many strong points in my face for beauty . " On his expressing a doubt of this , and hint- ing that Dr. Johnson was certainly an admirer of her personal ...
... turning to him , she exclaimed : " No , I never was handsome : I had always too many strong points in my face for beauty . " On his expressing a doubt of this , and hint- ing that Dr. Johnson was certainly an admirer of her personal ...
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... turned to good account . " On the 6th of October I complied with this obliging invitation ; and found , at an elegant villa , six miles from town , every circumstance that can make society pleasing . Johnson , though quite at home , was ...
... turned to good account . " On the 6th of October I complied with this obliging invitation ; and found , at an elegant villa , six miles from town , every circumstance that can make society pleasing . Johnson , though quite at home , was ...
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