Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... with the simple ! who would feed with the poor that can help it ? smile with the wise , and feed with the rich . " " No , no ; let me Boswell adds , that he repeated this sally to Garrick , and wondered to 2 HER CONVERSATION . 25.
... with the simple ! who would feed with the poor that can help it ? smile with the wise , and feed with the rich . " " No , no ; let me Boswell adds , that he repeated this sally to Garrick , and wondered to 2 HER CONVERSATION . 25.
Page 26
... conversation is a good sample of the freedom and variety of " talk " in which Johnson luxuriated , and shows how important a part Mrs. Thrale played in it : " Mrs. Thrale told us , that a curious clergyman of our acquaint- ance ( Dr ...
... conversation is a good sample of the freedom and variety of " talk " in which Johnson luxuriated , and shows how important a part Mrs. Thrale played in it : " Mrs. Thrale told us , that a curious clergyman of our acquaint- ance ( Dr ...
Page 27
... of " Piozziana " says : " She not only read and wrote Hebrew , Greek , and Latin , but had for sixty years constantly and ardently studied the Scriptures and the works of commentators in the original languages . HER CONVERSATION . 27.
... of " Piozziana " says : " She not only read and wrote Hebrew , Greek , and Latin , but had for sixty years constantly and ardently studied the Scriptures and the works of commentators in the original languages . HER CONVERSATION . 27.
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... conversation knowing , High - bred , elegant Boscawen ; Thrale , in whose expressive eyes Sits a soul above disguise , Skilled with wit and sense t ' impart Feelings of a generous heart . Lucan , Leveson , Greville , Crewe ; Fertile ...
... conversation knowing , High - bred , elegant Boscawen ; Thrale , in whose expressive eyes Sits a soul above disguise , Skilled with wit and sense t ' impart Feelings of a generous heart . Lucan , Leveson , Greville , Crewe ; Fertile ...
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... conversation , as if it behooved her to find me entertainment . But I am so much in love with her , that I shall be obliged to run away from the subject , or shall write of nothing else . " When we arrived here , Mrs. Thrale showed me ...
... conversation , as if it behooved her to find me entertainment . But I am so much in love with her , that I shall be obliged to run away from the subject , or shall write of nothing else . " When we arrived here , Mrs. Thrale showed me ...
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