Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... Letters , are their joint composition . After recapitulating Johnson's other contributions to literature in 1766 ... letter to the author of " Piozziana , " she says : " When Wilkes and Liberty were at their highest tide , I was ...
... Letters , are their joint composition . After recapitulating Johnson's other contributions to literature in 1766 ... letter to the author of " Piozziana , " she says : " When Wilkes and Liberty were at their highest tide , I was ...
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... letter from you at the counting - house this morning , and am sorry to find you have so much trouble with Grant and his affairs . How glad I shall be to hear that matter is settled at all to your satisfaction . His letter and remittance ...
... letter from you at the counting - house this morning , and am sorry to find you have so much trouble with Grant and his affairs . How glad I shall be to hear that matter is settled at all to your satisfaction . His letter and remittance ...
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... letter ! -Fu- gere fides , pietasque pudorque . This is Turkish usage . And I have been hoping and hoping . But you are so glad to have me out of your mind . " I think you were quite right in your advice about the thou- sand pounds ...
... letter ! -Fu- gere fides , pietasque pudorque . This is Turkish usage . And I have been hoping and hoping . But you are so glad to have me out of your mind . " I think you were quite right in your advice about the thou- sand pounds ...
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... letter to Levet , dated Paris , Oct. 22 , 1775 , he says : " We went to see the king and queen at dinner , and the queen was so impressed by Miss , that she sent one of the gentlemen to inquire who she was . I find all true that you ...
... letter to Levet , dated Paris , Oct. 22 , 1775 , he says : " We went to see the king and queen at dinner , and the queen was so impressed by Miss , that she sent one of the gentlemen to inquire who she was . I find all true that you ...
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Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. In a letter dated May 9 , 1780 , also , Mrs. Thrale alludes to more than one disagreement in France : " When did I ever plague you about contour , and grace , and expression ? I have dreaded them all ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi Abraham Hayward. In a letter dated May 9 , 1780 , also , Mrs. Thrale alludes to more than one disagreement in France : " When did I ever plague you about contour , and grace , and expression ? I have dreaded them all ...
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