Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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... talk no more of this . Nonsense can be defended but by nonsense . ' 6 6 " Mrs. Thrale then praised Garrick's talents for light , gay poetry ; and , as a specimen , repeated his song in Florizel and Perdita , ' and dwelt with peculiar ...
... talk no more of this . Nonsense can be defended but by nonsense . ' 6 6 " Mrs. Thrale then praised Garrick's talents for light , gay poetry ; and , as a specimen , repeated his song in Florizel and Perdita , ' and dwelt with peculiar ...
Page 26
... talk " in which Johnson luxuriated , and shows how important a part Mrs. Thrale played in it : " Mrs. Thrale told us , that a curious clergyman of our acquaint- ance ( Dr. Lort is named in the margin ) had discovered a licen- tious ...
... talk " in which Johnson luxuriated , and shows how important a part Mrs. Thrale played in it : " Mrs. Thrale told us , that a curious clergyman of our acquaint- ance ( Dr. Lort is named in the margin ) had discovered a licen- tious ...
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... Talking of divorces , I asked if Othello's doctrine was not plausible : " He that is robbed , not wanting what is stolen , Let him not know ' t , and he ' s not robbed at all . ' 6 Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale joined against this ...
... Talking of divorces , I asked if Othello's doctrine was not plausible : " He that is robbed , not wanting what is stolen , Let him not know ' t , and he ' s not robbed at all . ' 6 Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale joined against this ...
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... talk nonsense ; you have as much sense , and more wit , than any woman I know ! ' 666 ' ' O , ' cried Mrs. Thrale , blushing , ' it is my turn to go under the table this morning , Miss Burney ! ' " And yet , ' continued the Doctor ...
... talk nonsense ; you have as much sense , and more wit , than any woman I know ! ' 666 ' ' O , ' cried Mrs. Thrale , blushing , ' it is my turn to go under the table this morning , Miss Burney ! ' " And yet , ' continued the Doctor ...
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... talking of Dr. Bar- nard , the provost of Eton , who died about that time ; and after a long and just eulogium on his wit , his learning , and goodness of heart ' He was the only man , too , ' says Mr. Johnson , quite seriously , ' that ...
... talking of Dr. Bar- nard , the provost of Eton , who died about that time ; and after a long and just eulogium on his wit , his learning , and goodness of heart ' He was the only man , too , ' says Mr. Johnson , quite seriously , ' that ...
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