Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 59
... death , Johnson speaks of her having enjoyed happiness in marriage , " to a de- gree of which , without personal knowledge , I should have thought the description fabulous . " The " Autobiography " tells a widely different tale . The ...
... death , Johnson speaks of her having enjoyed happiness in marriage , " to a de- gree of which , without personal knowledge , I should have thought the description fabulous . " The " Autobiography " tells a widely different tale . The ...
Page 60
... death , she writes to Johnson : * Sophia Streatfield , the charming S.S. , as Thrale and Johnson called her , and the lady of the ivory neck , & c . ( ante , p . 33 ) . There is a good deal about her in the " Autobiography . " - " I am ...
... death , she writes to Johnson : * Sophia Streatfield , the charming S.S. , as Thrale and Johnson called her , and the lady of the ivory neck , & c . ( ante , p . 33 ) . There is a good deal about her in the " Autobiography . " - " I am ...
Page 62
... death April 4th , 1781. The hurried note from Mrs. Thrale announcing the event , beginning , " Write to me , pray for me , " is indorsed by Madame D'Arblay : " Writ- ten a few hours after the death of Mr. Thrale , which happened by a ...
... death April 4th , 1781. The hurried note from Mrs. Thrale announcing the event , beginning , " Write to me , pray for me , " is indorsed by Madame D'Arblay : " Writ- ten a few hours after the death of Mr. Thrale , which happened by a ...
Page 63
... carrying on a flirtation with one of the exec- utors ( Mr. Crutchley ) , and had personal motives for watching their proceedings , writes , April 29th : - " Miss Thrale is steady and constant , and very DEATH OF THRALE . 63.
... carrying on a flirtation with one of the exec- utors ( Mr. Crutchley ) , and had personal motives for watching their proceedings , writes , April 29th : - " Miss Thrale is steady and constant , and very DEATH OF THRALE . 63.
Page 71
... death he proposed marriage , and was indignantly refused . The lady was conscious of no degrada- tion from being his mistress , but would have forfeited both caste and self - respect by becoming his wife . Madame D'Arblay has recorded ...
... death he proposed marriage , and was indignantly refused . The lady was conscious of no degrada- tion from being his mistress , but would have forfeited both caste and self - respect by becoming his wife . Madame D'Arblay has recorded ...
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