Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 43
... night to go to Marlbro ' Street from Southwark , after some advertising mountebank , at hazard of his life . " That Johnson's advice was neither thrown away nor under- valued , may be inferred from an incident related by Boswell . Mr ...
... night to go to Marlbro ' Street from Southwark , after some advertising mountebank , at hazard of his life . " That Johnson's advice was neither thrown away nor under- valued , may be inferred from an incident related by Boswell . Mr ...
Page 49
... night at Dunstable . " At Chester , he records : " We walked round the walls , which are complete , and contain one mile , three quarters , and one hundred and one yards . " Mrs. Thrale's comment is , " Of those ill - fated walls Dr ...
... night at Dunstable . " At Chester , he records : " We walked round the walls , which are complete , and contain one mile , three quarters , and one hundred and one yards . " Mrs. Thrale's comment is , " Of those ill - fated walls Dr ...
Page 59
... night be- fore with Lady Miss Jeffries , one of the maids of honor , Sir Joshua Reynolds , & c . , at Mrs. Abington's . He said Sir C. Thompson , and some others who were there , spoke like people who had seen good company , and so did ...
... night be- fore with Lady Miss Jeffries , one of the maids of honor , Sir Joshua Reynolds , & c . , at Mrs. Abington's . He said Sir C. Thompson , and some others who were there , spoke like people who had seen good company , and so did ...
Page 72
... night , my mind instantly dictated a high - spirited vin- dication of the consistency , integrity , and faithfulness of the friendship thus abruptly reproached and cast away . But a sleep- less night gave me leisure to recollect that ...
... night , my mind instantly dictated a high - spirited vin- dication of the consistency , integrity , and faithfulness of the friendship thus abruptly reproached and cast away . But a sleep- less night gave me leisure to recollect that ...
Page 85
... mighty form disporting . ' " This last and long - enduring passion for Mrs. Thrale was , however , composed perhaps of cupboard love , Platonic love , and vanity tickled and gratified , from morn to night PIOZZI . 85.
... mighty form disporting . ' " This last and long - enduring passion for Mrs. Thrale was , however , composed perhaps of cupboard love , Platonic love , and vanity tickled and gratified , from morn to night PIOZZI . 85.
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