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A Streatham Dinner Party

Fanny Burney — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:13:28 +0000

Monday was the day for our great party; and the Doctor came home, at Mrs Thrale’s request, to meet them. The party consisted of Mr. C–, who was formerly a timber-merchant, but having amassed a fortune of one million of pounds, he has left off business. He is a good-natured busy sort of man. Mrs. [...]

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Suggested Husbands

Fanny Burney — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:16:42 +0000

Sept. 26-The present chief sport with Mrs. Thrale is disposing of me in the holy state of matrimony, and she offers me whoever comes to the house. This was begun by Mrs. Montagu, who, it seems, proposed a match for me in my absence, with Sir Joshua Reynolds!-no less a man, I assure you! When [...]

Dr. Johnson’s Compliments and Gross Speeches

Fanny Burney — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:57:41 +0000

Monday, Sept. 21.-I have had a thousand delightful conversations with Dr. Johnson, who, whether he loves me or not, I am sure seems to have some opinion of my discretion, for he speaks of all this house to me with unbounded confidence, neither diminishing faults, nor exaggerating praise. Whenever he is below stairs he keeps [...]

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Introduction to Mrs. Montagu

Fanny Burney — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:53:00 +0000

Wednesday.-We could not prevail with Dr. Johnson to stay till Mrs. Montagu arrived, though, by appointment, she came very early. She and Miss Gregory came by one o’clock. There was no party to meet her. She is middle-sized, very thin, and looks infirm ; she has a sensible and penetrating countenance, and the air and [...]

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Anticipated Visit from Mrs. Montagu

Fanny Burney — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:53 +0000

I was looking over the ” Life of Cowley,” which Dr. Johnson had himself given me to read, at the same time that he gave to Mrs.Thrale that of Waller.’ But he bade me put it away. “Do,” cried he, “put away that now, and prattle with us; I can’t make this little Burney prattle, [...]

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The Members of Dr. Johnson’s Household

Fanny Burney — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:19:13 +0000

At tea-time the subject turned upon the domestic economy of Dr. Johnson’s household. Mrs. Thrale has often acquainted me that his house is quite filled and overrun with all sorts of strange creatures, whom he admits for mere charity, and because nobody else will admit them,–for his charity is unbounded; or, rather, bounded only by [...]

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Curiosity Regarding The Author of “Evelina.”

Fanny Burney — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:36:23 +0000

Streatham, Sept.– Our Monday’s intended great party was very small, for people are so dispersed at present in Various quarters: we had, therefore, only Sir Joshua Reynolds, two Miss Palmers, Dr. Calvert, Mr. Rose Fuller, and Lady Ladd. Dr. Johnson did not return. Sir Joshua I am much pleased with: I like his ccountenance, and [...]

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A Learned Man on “Evelina.”

Fanny Burney — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:59:37 +0000

When we were dressed for dinner, and went into the parlour, we had the agreeable surprise of seeing Mr. Seward. There was also Mr. Lort, who is reckoned one of the most learned men alive, and is also a collector of curiosities, alike in literature and natural history. His manners are somewhat blunt and odd, [...]

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Conversations with Mrs. Thrale and Dr. Johnson.

Fanny Burney — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:14:31 +0000

Streatham, Sunday, Aug. 23–I know not how to express the fullness of my contentment at this sweet place. All my best expectations are exceeded, and you know they were not very moderate. If, when my dear father comes, Susan and Mr. Crisp were to come too, I believe it would require at least a day’s [...]

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