 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 256 Seiten
...heart, was enabled, even in her days of scanty maintenance, to make society glad to receive, and pet the grown spoiled child. Affluence was not hers till...certain shrewdness of understanding, and piquant humour, wjth the most perfect truth and integrity. By these good traits in her character, were the most respectable... | |
 | 1823 - 696 Seiten
...kept the best company of our little city, but would make no engagement on market-days, lest Granny, « & -6 Yx <\~ o >2 b T"' G VL [n R;n8 ᡋ j ... k ɓͳ1j1 ^ftY = } : 0 +n ; 9 Û C% ^ 4$} -f To defray the expenses of his mother's funeral, he had recourse to his pen ; and, in the evenings... | |
 | 1829 - 712 Seiten
...that bookseller's shop, by which her hwband supplied the scanty means of existence. Meantime, Lucy kept the best company of our little city, but would...person who purchased from her a penny battledore.'' One of Lucy's brothers subsequently bequeathed her a handsome property, with part of which she built... | |
 | 1829 - 720 Seiten
...Meantime, Lucy kept the best company of our little city, but would make no engagement on in.irket-days, lest granny, as she called Mrs. Johnson, should catch...person who purchased from her a penny battledore.'' One of Lucy's brothers subsequently bequeathed her a handsome properly, with part of which she built... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 402 Seiten
...that bookseller's shop, by which her husband supplied the scanty means of existence. Meantime, Lucy kept the best company of our little city, but would...person who purchased from her a penny battledore." One of Lucy's brothers subsequently bequeathed her a handsome property, with part of which she built... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 460 Seiten
...that bookseller's shop, by which her husband supplied the scanty means of existence. Meantime, Lucy kept the best company of our little city, but would...person who purchased from her a penny battledore." One of Lucy's brothers subsequently bequeathed her a handsome property, with part of which she built... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - 1846 - 436 Seiten
...little bookseller's shop, by which her husband had supplied the scanty means of existence. Meanwhile, Lucy Porter kept the best company of our little city,...person who purchased from her a penny battledore.* To defray the expenses of his mother's funeral, he had recourse to his pen ; and, in the evenings of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 490 Seiten
...husband had supplied the scanty means of subsistence : meantime Lucy Porter kept the best company in our little city, but would make no engagement on market-days,...person who purchased from her a penny battledore." — CROKER.] * Miss Cave, the grand-niece of Mr. Edward Cave, has obligingly shown me the originals... | |
 | Edward Marston - 1902 - 184 Seiten
...days, lest Granny, as she called Mrs. Johnson, should catch cold by serving in the shop. There Lucy took her place, standing behind the counter, nor thought...person who purchased from her a penny battledore.' " I have been favoured by Mr. JT Raby, of " The Staffordshire Advertiser," with the sight of a work... | |
 | Florence Mary Wilson Parsons - 1906 - 538 Seiten
...Meantime Lucy Porter kept the best company of our little city, but would make no engagement on market days lest Granny, as she called Mrs. Johnson, should catch...person who purchased from her a penny battledore." Wherever Mr. and Mrs. Johnson senior may have been admitted or not expected, it is certain that the... | |
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Lucy Porter kept the best company of our little city, but would make no engagement on marketdays, lest Granny, as she called Mrs. Johnson, should catch cold by serving in the shop. There Lucy Porter took her place, standing behind the counter, nor thought... 
