Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... received for fees crusts of bread , bits of bacon , glasses of gin , and sometimes a little copper , completed this menagerie . " † It is strange that Lord Macaulay should have given this depre- ciating description of Levet , having ...
... received for fees crusts of bread , bits of bacon , glasses of gin , and sometimes a little copper , completed this menagerie . " † It is strange that Lord Macaulay should have given this depre- ciating description of Levet , having ...
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... receiving dignity from the manner in which Mr. John- son treated it , a lady at my house said , she would make him talk about love ; and took her measures accordingly , deriding the novels of the day because they treated about love ...
... receiving dignity from the manner in which Mr. John- son treated it , a lady at my house said , she would make him talk about love ; and took her measures accordingly , deriding the novels of the day because they treated about love ...
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... received touches from her ready and fruitful pen . Her fugitive pieces , mostly in verse , thrown off from time to time at all periods of her life , are numerous ; and the best of these that have been recovered will be included in these ...
... received touches from her ready and fruitful pen . Her fugitive pieces , mostly in verse , thrown off from time to time at all periods of her life , are numerous ; and the best of these that have been recovered will be included in these ...
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... chaise . " She then received me , taking both my hands , and with mixed politeness and cordiality welcoming me to Streatham . She led me into the house , and addressed herself almost wholly 34 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... chaise . " She then received me , taking both my hands , and with mixed politeness and cordiality welcoming me to Streatham . She led me into the house , and addressed herself almost wholly 34 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
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... received for answer , that in the first place , the company were shut in with him there ; and could not escape , as out of a room ; in the next place , he heard all that was said in a carriage , where it was my turn to be deaf : and ...
... received for answer , that in the first place , the company were shut in with him there ; and could not escape , as out of a room ; in the next place , he heard all that was said in a carriage , where it was my turn to be deaf : and ...
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Page 237 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
Page 328 - New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear; Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from with'ring life away; New forms arise, and...
Page 246 - tis monstrous hard; Besides, in truth, I'm not prepared: My thoughts on other matters go, This is my wedding night, you know, What more he urged I have not heard, His reasons could not well be stronger, So Death the poor delinquent spared, And left to live a little longer. Yet calling up a serious look, His hour-glass trembled while he spoke, Neighbor, he said, farewell.
Page 477 - On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th...
Page 11 - See LEVET to the grave descend; Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet still he fills affection's eye, Obscurely wise, and coarsely kind; Nor, letter'd arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefin'd.
Page 246 - I'll quit my prey, And grant a kind reprieve ; In hopes you'll have no more to say ; But, when I call again this way, Well pleased the world will leave.
Page 247 - Each strives your sadness to amuse; I warrant you hear all the news.
Page 48 - England and France affords a man. But when he wished to point them out to his companion: "Never heed such nonsense," would be the reply; "a blade of grass is always a blade of grass, whether in one country or another. Let us, if we DO talk, talk about something; men and women are my subjects of inquiry; let us see how these differ from those we have left behind.
Page 92 - Johnson told me, that he went up thither without mentioning it to his servant, when he wanted to study, secure from interruption ; for he would not allow his servant to say he was not at home when he really was. ' A servant's strict regard for truth, (said he) must be weakened by such a practice.
Page 134 - ... and as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly.