Memoirs of Doctor Burney, Band 1E. Moxon, 1832 |
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Abyssinia acquaintance admiration afterwards Allen amongst beauty bestowed Bewley brought Bruce Burney's called Captain Cooke celebrated character CHARLES BURNEY charm Chesington Hall Condover connexion conversation cried Crisp daughter DAVID HUME dear delight eager Earl elegant eminent entertaining equally Esther eyes fame fancy father favour favourite feelings female fond Foundling Hospital friends Garrick genius Greville happiness Hawkesworth heart History of Music honour hope humour ideas intercourse JOEL COLLIER Johnson kind lady laugh letter literary lively Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lynn Regis marriage Martin's-street memoirs ment merit mind mingled Miss nearly never Nevertheless noble Orford passion pleasure poor powers pursuits Queen Mab Queen-square racter Robert Strange SAMUEL CRISP seemed shewed Shropshire Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds smile spirits stancy Strange talents taste tender thought tion took tour town Twining Twoldham wholly Wilbury House young Burney youth
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Seite 227 - writhed by darting stitches, and burning with fiery fever; that he felt the full force of that sublunary equipoise, that seems evermore to hang suspended over the attainment of long-sought and uncommon felicity, just as it is ripening to burst forth into enjoyment
Seite 169 - He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew, when he would, he could whistle them back.
Seite 270 - thinks my scheme of a Dictionary useful; still more that he will be so kind as to adorn it with any thing of his own. I beg you, also, will accept my gratitude for procuring me so valuable an acquisition. " I am, " Dear Sir, " Your most affectionate servant, " OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
Seite 113 - from the heart such gifts remove That sighs for peace and ease ! Nor peace nor ease the heart can know That, like the needle true, Turns at the touch of joy
Seite 196 - her sole emulation for improvement, and sole spur for exertion, were her unbounded veneration for the character, and affection for the person, of her father; who, nevertheless, had not, at the time, a moment to spare for giving her any personal lessons; or even for directing her pursuits.*
Seite 142 - being e'er resign'd ? Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind?' "
Seite 346 - in a whining voice, squeaked out, " Pray now, Sir, do you think, Sir, you could touch me up this here old bob a little bit, Sir ? The man now, with open eyes, and a broad grin, scampered pell-mell out of the room ; hardly able to shut the door, ere an uncontrollable
Seite 344 - Garrick, throwing himself plumply into one that was well-cushioned with pamphlets and memorials, called out: " Ay, do now, Doctor, be in a little confusion! whisk your matters all out of their places; and don't know where to find a thing that you want for the rest of the day;—and that will make us all comfortable !
Seite 351 - leather, gold border, and all! And then, standing for several minutes erect, lost in abstraction, he forgot, probably, that he had ever seen it; and left my poor dislocated Beauty to the mercy of the housemaid's morning mop
Seite 227 - of an approved man of letters ; for it was on the bed of sickness, exchanging the light wines of France, Italy, and Germany, for the black and loathsome potions of the