Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... say , Madam ? ' cried he ; ' are you making mischief between the young lady and me already ? ' " A little while after he drank Miss Thrale's ... says : ― The kind Mrs. Thrale would She did not ask me 36 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
... say , Madam ? ' cried he ; ' are you making mischief between the young lady and me already ? ' " A little while after he drank Miss Thrale's ... says : ― The kind Mrs. Thrale would She did not ask me 36 LIFE AND WRITINGS OF MRS . PIOZZI .
Page 40
... says that Louis the Fourteenth was entitled to be called a man of genius , if only from the delicate beauty of his ... say severe things by unreasonable commendation , a common mode of acquiring a character for amiability at the expense ...
... says that Louis the Fourteenth was entitled to be called a man of genius , if only from the delicate beauty of his ... say severe things by unreasonable commendation , a common mode of acquiring a character for amiability at the expense ...
Page 46
... says : Lady Lade consulted him about her son , Sir John . Endeavor , Madam , ' said he ( Johnson ) , ' to procure him knowledge ; for really ignorance to a rich man is like fat to a sick sheep , it only serves to call the rooks about ...
... says : Lady Lade consulted him about her son , Sir John . Endeavor , Madam , ' said he ( Johnson ) , ' to procure him knowledge ; for really ignorance to a rich man is like fat to a sick sheep , it only serves to call the rooks about ...
Page 51
... says that he was in the habit of eating six or seven peaches before break- fast during the fruit season at Streatham . Swift was also fond " I remember , Sir , when we were travelling in Wales , how you called me to account for my ...
... says that he was in the habit of eating six or seven peaches before break- fast during the fruit season at Streatham . Swift was also fond " I remember , Sir , when we were travelling in Wales , how you called me to account for my ...
Page 52
... says , " We made haste away from a place where all were offended . " Mrs. Thrale's explanation is : " Mrs. Lyttelton , ci - devant Caroline Bristow , forced me to play at whist against my liking , and her husband took away Johnson's ...
... says , " We made haste away from a place where all were offended . " Mrs. Thrale's explanation is : " Mrs. Lyttelton , ci - devant Caroline Bristow , forced me to play at whist against my liking , and her husband took away Johnson's ...
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