Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains “of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale)”: In 2 Volumes, Volume 1Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 375 pages |
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Page 16
... marginal note she disclaims that attention to the Doctor's costume for which Boswell gives her credit , when , after relating how he had been called into a shop by Johnson to assist in the choice of a pair of silver buckles , he adds ...
... marginal note she disclaims that attention to the Doctor's costume for which Boswell gives her credit , when , after relating how he had been called into a shop by Johnson to assist in the choice of a pair of silver buckles , he adds ...
Page 18
... marginal notes on Boswell refer to her illustrious friend's mode of eating . On his re- ported remark , that " a dog will take a small bit of meat as readily as a large , when both are before him , " she adds , " which Johnson would ...
... marginal notes on Boswell refer to her illustrious friend's mode of eating . On his re- ported remark , that " a dog will take a small bit of meat as readily as a large , when both are before him , " she adds , " which Johnson would ...
Page 34
... marginal notes is decisive . " Mrs. Thrale ( says Boswell ) suggests that he was offended by Molly Aston's preference of his lordship to him . " She retorts : " I never said so . I believe Lord Lyttleton and Molly Aston were not ...
... marginal notes is decisive . " Mrs. Thrale ( says Boswell ) suggests that he was offended by Molly Aston's preference of his lordship to him . " She retorts : " I never said so . I believe Lord Lyttleton and Molly Aston were not ...
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... marginal note in the copy of the " Anecdotes " presented by her to Sir James Fellowes in 1816 is : - " I heard these verses sung at Mr. Thomas's by three voices not three weeks ago . " It was in the eighth year of their acquaintance ...
... marginal note in the copy of the " Anecdotes " presented by her to Sir James Fellowes in 1816 is : - " I heard these verses sung at Mr. Thomas's by three voices not three weeks ago . " It was in the eighth year of their acquaintance ...
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... Marginal Note : " Langton . " 6 There is every reason to believe that her behaviour to Johnson was uniformly marked by good - breeding and delicacy . She treated him with a degree of consi- deration and respect which he did not always ...
... Marginal Note : " Langton . " 6 There is every reason to believe that her behaviour to Johnson was uniformly marked by good - breeding and delicacy . She treated him with a degree of consi- deration and respect which he did not always ...
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