Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 36
... Madame D'Arblay's memoirs are sadly defaced by egotism , and gratified vanity may have had a good deal to do with her unqualified admiration of Mrs. Thrale , for " Evelina " ( recently published ) was the unceasing topic of exaggerated ...
... Madame D'Arblay's memoirs are sadly defaced by egotism , and gratified vanity may have had a good deal to do with her unqualified admiration of Mrs. Thrale , for " Evelina " ( recently published ) was the unceasing topic of exaggerated ...
Page 39
... Madame D'Arblay's notes of the conversation and mode of life at Streatham are full and spirited , and exhibit Johnson in moods and situations in which he was seldom seen by Boswell . The adroitness with which he divided his attentions ...
... Madame D'Arblay's notes of the conversation and mode of life at Streatham are full and spirited , and exhibit Johnson in moods and situations in which he was seldom seen by Boswell . The adroitness with which he divided his attentions ...
Page 45
... Madame D'Arblay confirms this account . He had just been finding fault with a bandeau worn by Lady Lade , a very large woman , standing six feet high without her shoes : - “ Dr. J. — The truth is , women , take them in general , have no ...
... Madame D'Arblay confirms this account . He had just been finding fault with a bandeau worn by Lady Lade , a very large woman , standing six feet high without her shoes : - “ Dr. J. — The truth is , women , take them in general , have no ...
Page 50
... to set the fountain playing , and carry the hermit his beard . 1778 : Madame D'Arblay reports Mrs. Thrale saying at Streatham in September , - plied , nobody would thank me for compliments they did 50 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... to set the fountain playing , and carry the hermit his beard . 1778 : Madame D'Arblay reports Mrs. Thrale saying at Streatham in September , - plied , nobody would thank me for compliments they did 50 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
Page 54
... are strong powers in his mind . He has not indeed many hooks , but with what hooks he has , he grapples very forcibly . " Madame D'Arblay was more struck by his rudeness and violence than 54 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... are strong powers in his mind . He has not indeed many hooks , but with what hooks he has , he grapples very forcibly . " Madame D'Arblay was more struck by his rudeness and violence than 54 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
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