Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 39
... observe that I am well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . No man , ' continued he , not observing the amazement of his hearers , ' no man is so cautious not to interrupt another ; no man thinks it so necessary to appear ...
... observe that I am well - bred to a degree of needless scrupulosity . No man , ' continued he , not observing the amazement of his hearers , ' no man is so cautious not to interrupt another ; no man thinks it so necessary to appear ...
Page 44
... observation , and so rigorous his demands of propriety . When I went with him to Lichfield , and came down stairs to breakfast at the inn , my dress did not please him , and he made me alter it entirely before he would stir a step with ...
... observation , and so rigorous his demands of propriety . When I went with him to Lichfield , and came down stairs to breakfast at the inn , my dress did not please him , and he made me alter it entirely before he would stir a step with ...
Page 45
... observed . " " Madame D'Arblay confirms this account . He had just been finding fault with a bandeau worn by Lady Lade , a very large woman , standing six feet high without her shoes : - “ Dr. J. — The truth is , women , take them in ...
... observed . " " Madame D'Arblay confirms this account . He had just been finding fault with a bandeau worn by Lady Lade , a very large woman , standing six feet high without her shoes : - “ Dr. J. — The truth is , women , take them in ...
Page 46
... observed how a mind unfurnished with subjects and materials for thinking can keep up no dignity at all in solitude . It is , ' says he , ' in the state of a mill without grist . ' " 6 The attractions of Streatham must have been very ...
... observed how a mind unfurnished with subjects and materials for thinking can keep up no dignity at all in solitude . It is , ' says he , ' in the state of a mill without grist . ' " 6 The attractions of Streatham must have been very ...
Page 48
... observed to listen very attentively while Miss Thrale played on the harpsi- chord ; and with eagerness he called to her , ' Why don't you dash away like Burney ? ' Dr. Burney upon this said 48 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... observed to listen very attentively while Miss Thrale played on the harpsi- chord ; and with eagerness he called to her , ' Why don't you dash away like Burney ? ' Dr. Burney upon this said 48 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
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