Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale), Volume 1Ticknor and Fields, 1861 - 531 pages |
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Page 57
... things in a year or two . " In another : " Dr. Campbell was a very tall , handsome man , and , speaking of some ... thing in Mr. Thrale's house still more extraordinary ; - meaning his wife . She gulped the pill very prettily , - so ...
... things in a year or two . " In another : " Dr. Campbell was a very tall , handsome man , and , speaking of some ... thing in Mr. Thrale's house still more extraordinary ; - meaning his wife . She gulped the pill very prettily , - so ...
Page 68
... thing impossible while I remained at Streatham or at London , as my hours , carriage , and servants had long been at his command who would not rise in the morning till twelve o'clock perhaps , and oblige me to make breakfast for him ...
... thing impossible while I remained at Streatham or at London , as my hours , carriage , and servants had long been at his command who would not rise in the morning till twelve o'clock perhaps , and oblige me to make breakfast for him ...
Page 78
... thing to do ; but what is public opinion to a woman whose heart is breaking , and who finds , after a desperate effort , that she is unequal to the sacrifice demanded of her ? She accepted Piozzi deliberately , with full knowledge of ...
... thing to do ; but what is public opinion to a woman whose heart is breaking , and who finds , after a desperate effort , that she is unequal to the sacrifice demanded of her ? She accepted Piozzi deliberately , with full knowledge of ...
Page 91
... thing . " Her proneness to exaggerated praise especially excited his indignation , and he endeavors to make her responsible for his rudeness on the strength of it . 6 " Mrs. Thrale gave high praise to Mr. Dudley Long ( now North ) ...
... thing . " Her proneness to exaggerated praise especially excited his indignation , and he endeavors to make her responsible for his rudeness on the strength of it . 6 " Mrs. Thrale gave high praise to Mr. Dudley Long ( now North ) ...
Page 92
... thing as an Old Man : when a man gets superannuated , they call him an old Woman . " The remarks on the value of truth attributed to Johnson are just and sound in the main , but when they are pointed against character , they must be ...
... thing as an Old Man : when a man gets superannuated , they call him an old Woman . " The remarks on the value of truth attributed to Johnson are just and sound in the main , but when they are pointed against character , they must be ...
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