Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 854 pages |
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Page 58
... Memoirs believes that they were written by Dr. Burney . They were provoked by the proneness of the Herald to indulge in complimentary allusions to ladies of the demirep genus : 66 HERALD , wherefore thus proclaim Nought of women but the ...
... Memoirs believes that they were written by Dr. Burney . They were provoked by the proneness of the Herald to indulge in complimentary allusions to ladies of the demirep genus : 66 HERALD , wherefore thus proclaim Nought of women but the ...
Page 63
... 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 eulogy during the ...
... 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 eulogy during the ...
Page 71
... Memoir , & c . " vol . i . p . 66 , note , where she adds : " I have heard it said , that into whatever company she ( Mrs. T. ) fell , she could be the most agreeable person in it . " in the battle , he was quite as likely to F 4 ...
... Memoir , & c . " vol . i . p . 66 , note , where she adds : " I have heard it said , that into whatever company she ( Mrs. T. ) fell , she could be the most agreeable person in it . " in the battle , he was quite as likely to F 4 ...
Page 151
... nothing from us : he comes for his health he says : I see nothing ail the man but pride . The news- * Memoirs of Dr. Burney , & c . , vol . ii . pp . 105111 . papers yesterday told what all the musical folks gained , L 4 PIOZZI . 151.
... nothing from us : he comes for his health he says : I see nothing ail the man but pride . The news- * Memoirs of Dr. Burney , & c . , vol . ii . pp . 105111 . papers yesterday told what all the musical folks gained , L 4 PIOZZI . 151.
Page 152
... Memoirs , " as I shall have occa- sion to point out , are by no means so trustworthy a register of dates , facts , or impressions as her " Diary . " Whilst Thrale lived , Mrs. Thrale's regard for Piozzi was certainly not of a nature to ...
... Memoirs , " as I shall have occa- sion to point out , are by no means so trustworthy a register of dates , facts , or impressions as her " Diary . " Whilst Thrale lived , Mrs. Thrale's regard for Piozzi was certainly not of a nature to ...
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