… the daughter.” “Quite so, quite so.” Sophie was standing by, and after kissing her fondly Lady Harrington said,— “If you love yourself, you ought to love her, for she is the image of you.” “Yes, it is a freak of nature.” “I think there is something more than a freak in …
… to hand her. This gentleman, who acts the part of Cavaliero Servente, may be her relation in any degree, or her lover, or both. It is allowed him to be connected with her in any way but one—he must not be her husband. Familiarities …
Grand Tour | Italy | Assemblies | Conversation | Diplomacy
… 1775. 1 Montagu invited members of the upper as well as middle classes, men as well as women, professionals and amateur lovers of literature, to their various homes, mostly in London but also in the country, for gatherings which did not … Montagu Correspondence Online (EMCO): http://emco.swansea.ac.uk/edition/introduction/ In the DIGIT.EN.S Anthology Of The Love of Fame (1734) Letter to The Chronicle (1762) Of Refinement in the Arts (1777) The Bas Bleu (1786) … Called the …
… & mortifies me, to think that so many Pages of writing cannot afford any matter for Comment or Observation. My love to Kitty, & believe me, most affectionately & faithfully yours F. Burney … "Mr. Chamier joined warmly in the Chorus …
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Anthology
Mary Delany
[ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… Royal Princesses and King. I have been several evenings at the Queen's Lodge, with no other company but their own most lovely family. They sit round a large table, on which are books, work, pencils, and paper. The Queen has the goodness to …