Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... appeared at a mas- querade in Paris , habited as a Jesuit , during the height of the contention between the Jansenists and Molinists concerning free - will : " On s'étonne ici que Calviniste Eût pris l'habit de Moliniste , Puisque que ...
... appeared at a mas- querade in Paris , habited as a Jesuit , during the height of the contention between the Jansenists and Molinists concerning free - will : " On s'étonne ici que Calviniste Eût pris l'habit de Moliniste , Puisque que ...
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... appeared in the " New Whig Guide , " and was popularly attributed to Mr. Cro- ker . It was headed , " The Political Alphabet ; or , the Young Member's A B C , " and begins : - " A was an Althorpe , as dull as a hog : B was black ...
... appeared in the " New Whig Guide , " and was popularly attributed to Mr. Cro- ker . It was headed , " The Political Alphabet ; or , the Young Member's A B C , " and begins : - " A was an Althorpe , as dull as a hog : B was black ...
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... appeared . 666 - ' No , ' answered Mrs. Thrale , ' he will sit by you , which I am sure will give him great pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of ...
... appeared . 666 - ' No , ' answered Mrs. Thrale , ' he will sit by you , which I am sure will give him great pleasure . ' " Soon after we were seated , this great man entered . I have so true a veneration for him , that the very sight of ...
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... appearance I made in a riding - habit ; and adding , " " T is very strange that such eyes as yours cannot discern propriety of dress : if I had a sight only half as good , I think I should see to the centre . ' " Another lady , whose ...
... appearance I made in a riding - habit ; and adding , " " T is very strange that such eyes as yours cannot discern propriety of dress : if I had a sight only half as good , I think I should see to the centre . ' " Another lady , whose ...
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... appearance of Johnson , Burke , Garrick , and Beau- clerc as witnesses to character . The substance of Johnson's ... appeared in the “ Gentleman's Magazine " for May , 1789 , written by Dr. Vincent , Dean of * See " The Diary , " Vol ...
... appearance of Johnson , Burke , Garrick , and Beau- clerc as witnesses to character . The substance of Johnson's ... appeared in the “ Gentleman's Magazine " for May , 1789 , written by Dr. Vincent , Dean of * See " The Diary , " Vol ...
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