Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 36
... Italian verses by Baretti , he converted them into an elegant compliment to her by an improvised para- phrase : " Viva ! viva la padrona ! Tutta bella , e tutta buona , La padrona e un angiolella Tutta buona e tutta bella ; Tutta bella ...
... Italian verses by Baretti , he converted them into an elegant compliment to her by an improvised para- phrase : " Viva ! viva la padrona ! Tutta bella , e tutta buona , La padrona e un angiolella Tutta buona e tutta bella ; Tutta bella ...
Page 49
... Italian , and Spanish . The author of " Piozziana ” says : " She not only read and wrote Hebrew , Greek , and Latin , but had for sixty years con- stantly and ardently studied the Scriptures and the works of commentators in the original ...
... Italian , and Spanish . The author of " Piozziana ” says : " She not only read and wrote Hebrew , Greek , and Latin , but had for sixty years con- stantly and ardently studied the Scriptures and the works of commentators in the original ...
Page 92
... Italy , pro- posed his coming to England . His own story was that he had lost at play the little property he had inherited from his father , an architect . The education given him by his parents was limited to Latin ; he taught himself ...
... Italy , pro- posed his coming to England . His own story was that he had lost at play the little property he had inherited from his father , an architect . The education given him by his parents was limited to Latin ; he taught himself ...
Page 95
... Italian . " On Oct. 20 , 1769 , Baretti was tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of murder , for killing with a pocket knife one of three men who , with a woman of the town , hustled him in the Haymarket . He was acquitted , and the ...
... Italian . " On Oct. 20 , 1769 , Baretti was tried at the Old Bailey on a charge of murder , for killing with a pocket knife one of three men who , with a woman of the town , hustled him in the Haymarket . He was acquitted , and the ...
Page 97
... Italian came one day to Baretti , when he was in Newgate for murder , to desire a letter of recom- mendation for the ... Italy . In a biographical notice of Baretti which appeared in the " Gentleman's Magazine " for May , 1789 , written ...
... Italian came one day to Baretti , when he was in Newgate for murder , to desire a letter of recom- mendation for the ... Italy . In a biographical notice of Baretti which appeared in the " Gentleman's Magazine " for May , 1789 , written ...
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acquaintance admiration Anecdotes asked Baretti Bath beauty believe Bishop Bishop of Peterborough Boswell Boswell's Brighthelmstone Brynbella called character conversation creature cried Croker Crutchley D'Arblay's daughter dear death delight Diary dined dinner Doctor Doctor Johnson fancy Fanny Burney favour fellow Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Grosvenor Square happy Hawkins heard heart Hester Lynch Salusbury honour hope husband Italy Johnson lady letter live London look Lord Lord Macaulay Madame D'Arblay marginal note marriage married Memoirs mentioned mind Miss Burney Miss Streatfield Miss Thrale mistress Montagu morning never once Pepys perhaps person Piozzi pleasure poor pretty printer's devil replied Salusbury Samuel Johnson says Boswell Seward Sophy Southwark spirit Streatham suppose sure talk tell tender thing thought Thraliana tion told took verses whilst wish woman writes written wrote