Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 71
... present race Watch each distortion of a Naldi's face ; Well may they smile on Italy's buffoons , And worship Catalani's pantaloons . " “ Naldi and Catalani require little notice ; for the visage of the one and the sal- ary of the other ...
... present race Watch each distortion of a Naldi's face ; Well may they smile on Italy's buffoons , And worship Catalani's pantaloons . " “ Naldi and Catalani require little notice ; for the visage of the one and the sal- ary of the other ...
Page 80
... present me with the key of his box at the opera for the time we stay at Turin . Here's honor and glory for you ! When Miss Thrale hears of it , she will write perhaps ; the other two are very kind and affectionate . " Milan , Dec. 7 ...
... present me with the key of his box at the opera for the time we stay at Turin . Here's honor and glory for you ! When Miss Thrale hears of it , she will write perhaps ; the other two are very kind and affectionate . " Milan , Dec. 7 ...
Page 90
... present is a plump octavo ; and if you have not sent me a copy by your nephew , I should be glad if you could get one for me : not for the merit of the verses , which are moderate enough and faint imitations of our good poets ; but for ...
... present is a plump octavo ; and if you have not sent me a copy by your nephew , I should be glad if you could get one for me : not for the merit of the verses , which are moderate enough and faint imitations of our good poets ; but for ...
Page 95
... present of 200 louis d'ors . Mr. Wilkes observed the behavior of Mademoiselle , who sighed indeed very piteously , and assumed every pathetic air of grief , but ate no less than three French pigeons , which are as large as English ...
... present of 200 louis d'ors . Mr. Wilkes observed the behavior of Mademoiselle , who sighed indeed very piteously , and assumed every pathetic air of grief , but ate no less than three French pigeons , which are as large as English ...
Page 104
... present Majesty ( George III . ) and in the thirtieth of his own age , Mr. Isaac Hawkins Brown , then upon his travels , danced one evening at the court of Naples . His dress was a volcano silk , with lava buttons . Whether ( as the ...
... present Majesty ( George III . ) and in the thirtieth of his own age , Mr. Isaac Hawkins Brown , then upon his travels , danced one evening at the court of Naples . His dress was a volcano silk , with lava buttons . Whether ( as the ...
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