Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 479 pages |
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... brother , the Admiral Sir Peter Dennis , said I was qualified , at eight years old , for teacher rather than learner ; and he actually did instruct me in the rudiments of navigation , as the globes were already familiar to me . The ...
... brother , the Admiral Sir Peter Dennis , said I was qualified , at eight years old , for teacher rather than learner ; and he actually did instruct me in the rudiments of navigation , as the globes were already familiar to me . The ...
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... brother a power of attorney to do everything for him , and he neglecting all mamma's entreaties , having forbore to ... brother's interest , and the estate was lost . Love was , however , his apology ; and a faint hope , perhaps ...
... brother a power of attorney to do everything for him , and he neglecting all mamma's entreaties , having forbore to ... brother's interest , and the estate was lost . Love was , however , his apology ; and a faint hope , perhaps ...
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... brothers quarrelled and met no more . London . My uncle solaced himself with visiting the widow ; and after a miserable winter , which visits from Mr. Thrale to my mother -- rendered terrifying to me every day from papa's violence of ...
... brothers quarrelled and met no more . London . My uncle solaced himself with visiting the widow ; and after a miserable winter , which visits from Mr. Thrale to my mother -- rendered terrifying to me every day from papa's violence of ...
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... brother's Jesuit friend ? I answered drily , that the Doctor was well- read and well - bred , apparently in extreme ill health ( he was a physician ) , and that Mr. Thrale's friends must necessarily be mine . The ladies withdrew , disap ...
... brother's Jesuit friend ? I answered drily , that the Doctor was well- read and well - bred , apparently in extreme ill health ( he was a physician ) , and that Mr. Thrale's friends must necessarily be mine . The ladies withdrew , disap ...
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... brother was author of " Tom Jones , " not yet obsolete . James Harris gave me his " Hermes " interleaved , that I might write my remarks on it , proving my attention to philosophical grammar , for which study I had shown him signs of ...
... brother was author of " Tom Jones , " not yet obsolete . James Harris gave me his " Hermes " interleaved , that I might write my remarks on it , proving my attention to philosophical grammar , for which study I had shown him signs of ...
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