Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 48
... nature , as well as to the fine arts , in so far as they were addressed to the senses of sight and hearing . " He de- lighted , " says Mrs. Thrale , " no more in music than painting ; he was almost as deaf as he was blind ; travelling ...
... nature , as well as to the fine arts , in so far as they were addressed to the senses of sight and hearing . " He de- lighted , " says Mrs. Thrale , " no more in music than painting ; he was almost as deaf as he was blind ; travelling ...
Page 84
... nature of her sentiments , that she would have Acton painted and sculptured by the most celebrated artists of Italy , and send his bust and his portrait to the King of Spain , to prove to him that the desire of fixing a man of superior ...
... nature of her sentiments , that she would have Acton painted and sculptured by the most celebrated artists of Italy , and send his bust and his portrait to the King of Spain , to prove to him that the desire of fixing a man of superior ...
Page 85
... nature of Johnson's feelings towards Mrs. Piozzi , and the extent to which his later language and conduct regarding her were influenced by pique : - " Love is the great softener of savage dispositions . Johnson had always a metaphysic ...
... nature of Johnson's feelings towards Mrs. Piozzi , and the extent to which his later language and conduct regarding her were influenced by pique : - " Love is the great softener of savage dispositions . Johnson had always a metaphysic ...
Page 96
... nature of the probable , though certainly most inadequate , provocation . The other instance is a story which she tells us , on Mr. Thrale's authority , of an argument between Johnson and a gentleman , which the master of the house , a ...
... nature of the probable , though certainly most inadequate , provocation . The other instance is a story which she tells us , on Mr. Thrale's authority , of an argument between Johnson and a gentleman , which the master of the house , a ...
Page 103
... nature , and use , and abuse of divorces . Many people gathered round them to hear what was said , and when my ... natural history . " ond he was so witty , there was no bearing ANECDOTES . 103.
... nature , and use , and abuse of divorces . Many people gathered round them to hear what was said , and when my ... natural history . " ond he was so witty , there was no bearing ANECDOTES . 103.
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