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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Vol. 1.by f.a.n.n.y Burney.PREFACE."T
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Vol. 1.by f.a.n.n.y Burney.PREFACE."The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay," edited by her niece, Mrs.
Barrett, were originally published in seven volumes, during the years 1842-1846. The work
- 61 "It was there, at Mr. Locke's, your sister[196] laid in?""O yes, ma'am!" cried I, out of breath with surprise.The king repeated my "O yes!" and said, "I fancy--by that O--you were frightened a little for her? W
- 60 "Well," she continued, "so there was standing by me a man that I could not see in the face; but I saw the twisting of his bow; and I said to Lady Harcourt, 'I am sure that must be n.o.body but the Duke of Dorset.'--'Dear,
- 59 I a.s.sented; and the king continued his relation, which she listened to with a look of some interest; but when he told her some particulars of my secrecy, she again spoke to me."But! your sister was your confidant, was she not?""Yes, ma�
- 58 "No, sir; he could not, for--"I was going on, but he laughed so much I could not be heard, exclaiming, "Vastly well! I see you are of Mr. Baretti's'mind, and think your brother could keep your secret, and not your sister?"&qu
- 57 A good deal of talk then followed about his own health, and the extreme temperance by which he preserved it. The fault of his const.i.tution, he said, was a tendency to excessive fat, which he kept, however, in order, by the most vigorous exercise and the
- 56 Mrs. Delany laughed, and exclaimed, "O ma'am! read her own works!--your majesty has no notion of Miss Burney! I believe she would as soon die!"This, of course, led to a great deal of discussion, in the midst of which the queen said, "D
- 55 The office which f.a.n.n.y shared with that "old hag," Mrs.Schwellenberg, was that of keeper of the robes, and she entered upon her new duties in the month Of July, 1786.Dress had always been one of the last subjects about which she troubled her
- 54 I drive her, as I said, wholly from my mind."Yet, wholly to change this discourse, I gave him a history of the Bristol milk-woman, and told him the tales I had heard of her writing so wonderfully, though she had read nothing but Young and Milton &quo
- 53 Piozzi, I am no less sorry than surprised; and that if it offended you, I sincerely beg your pardon.Not to that time, however, can I wait to acknowledge the pain an accusation so unexpected has caused me, nor the heartfelt satisfaction with which I shall
- 52 DR. JOHNSON's HEROIC FORBEARANCE._Tuesday, December 9_--This evening at Mrs. Vesey's, Mr. George Cambridge came, and took the chair half beside me. I told him of some new members for Dr. Johnson's club![179]"I think," said he, &qu
- 51 "No book," said Mrs. Delany, "ever was so useful as this, because none other that is so good was ever so much read."I think I need now write no more. I could, indeed, hear no more; for this last so serious praise, from characters so re
- 50 "And then your insects, Mr. Pacchierotti! those alone are a most dreadful drawback upon the comfort of your fine climate.""I must own," said Pacchierotti, "Italy is rather disagreeable for the insects; but is it not better, sir, t
- 49 The son rises extremely in my opinion and liking. He is sensible, rational, and highly cultivated; very modest in all he a.s.serts, and attentive and pleasing in his behaviour; and he is wholly free from the c.o.xcombical airs, either of impertinence, or
- 48 The talk upon this matter went on very long, and with great spirit. At last, a large party of ladies arose at the same time', and I tripped after them; Miss Monckton, however, made me come back, for she said I must else wait in the other room till th
- 47 I suppose she concluded I was very intimate with her."I have not seen her," said I, "in many years.""I know, however," cried she, looking surprised, "she is your G.o.dmother.""But she does not do her duty and a
- 46 In the evening came Lady De Ferrars, Miss Monckton, and Miss Ellerker.Miss Monckton is between thirty and forty very short, very fat, but handsome; splendidly and fantastically dressed, rouged not unbecomingly, yet evidently and palpably desirous of gaini
- 45 I think I shall take warning by this failure, to trust only to my own expedients for avoiding his public notice in future. However it stopped here; for Lord De Ferrars came in, and took the disputed place without knowing of the contest, and all was quiet.
- 44 Brighthelmstone, Oct. 26.My journey was incidentless---but the moment I came into Brighthelmstone I was met by Mrs. Thrale, who had most eagerly been waiting for me a long while, and therefore I dismounted, and walked home with her. It would be very super
- 43 Beauclerk's, soon after his marriage with Lord Bolingbroke's divorced wife, in company with Goldsmith, and told a new story of poor Goldsmith's eternal blundering.A LETTER FROM BURKE To f.a.n.n.y BURNEY.Whitehall, July 29, 1782.Madam, I sho
- 42 At which Lady Say and Sele, In fresh transport, again rose, and rapturously again repeated-- "Yes, she's auth.o.r.ess of 'Evelina'! Have you read it?""No; is it to be had?""Oh dear, yes! it's been printed these
- 41 You will wonder, perhaps, in this time of hurry, why I went thither; but when I tell you Pacchierotti[146] was there, you will not think it surprising.There was a crowd of company; Charlotte and I went together; my father came afterwards. Mrs. Paradise re
- 40 How abominably conceited and sure these pretty gentlemen are! However, Mr. Crutchley here made a speech that half won my heart."I wish," said he, "Miss Streatfield was here at this moment to cuff you, Seward!""Cuff me!" cried
- 39 "Well said, Miss Burney!" exclaimed Mrs. Thrale. "Why that's true enough, and so he has.""A total indifference," continued I, "of what is thought of him by others, and a disdain alike of happiness or misery."&q
- 38 "How long do you intend to stay with me, Seward?" cried Mr. Crutchley; "how long do you think you can bear it?""O, I don't know; I sha'n't fix," answered the other: "just as I find it.""Well, but
- 37 _Sunday._--We had Mr. and Mrs. Davenant here. They are very lively and agreeable, and I like them more' and more. Mrs. Davenant is one of the saucy women of the ton, indeed; but she has good parts, and is gay and entertaining; and her sposo, who pa.s
- 36 "Oh, then, you are setting down all these Irish folks.""No, indeed; I don't think them worth the trouble.""Oh, but I am sure you are; only I interrupted you."I went on no further with the argument, and Miss Thrale propos
- 35 I had no other adventure in London, but a most delightful incident has happened since I came hither. We had just done tea on Friday, and Mrs.Hamilton, Kitty, Jem, and Mr. Crisp, were sitting down to cards, when we were surprised by an express from London,
- 34 How are you? where are you? and what is to come next? The accounts from town are so frightful, that I am uneasy, not only for the city at large, but for every individual I know in it. Does this martial law confine you quite to the house? Folks here say th
- 33 "No, never--I can't. I have tried, but I could never write verses in my life--never get beyond Cupid and stupid.""Did Cupid, then, always come in your way? what a mischievous urchin!""No, he has not been very mischievous to m
- 32 "No," said she, yawning, "no more shall I,--I don't choose.""Don't you?" said Captain Bouchier, dryly, "why not?"Why, because I don't like it.""O fie!" cried he; "consider how crue
- 31 "One thing," answered she, "there is, which I believe might make me happy, but for that I have no inclination: it is an amorous disposition; but that I do not possess. I can make myself no happiness by intrigue.""I hope not, indee
- 30 We found such a crowd of chairs and carriages we could hardly make our way. I had never seen any of the family, consisting of Sir J. and three daughters, but had been particularly invited. The two rooms for the company were quite full when we arrived, and
- 29 "O, ma'am, I'm so prodigiously concerned; Mr. Henry won't come!""Who, ma'am?""Mr. Henry, ma'am, the doctor's son. But, to be sure, he does not know you are here, or else--but I'm quite concerned,
- 28 LORD MULGRAVE ON THE "SERVICES."_Bath._--I shall now skip to our arrival at this beautiful city which I really admire more than I did, if possible, when I first saw it. The houses are so elegant, the streets are so beautiful, the prospects so en
- 27 "I can't recollect now where that is; but for my part, I really cannot bear to see such sights. And then out come the white handkerchiefs, and all their pretty eyes are wiping, and then come poison and daggers, and all that kind of thing,--O ma&
- 26 "I think, Miss Burney," said the doctor, "you and I seem to stand in the same predicament. What shall we do for the poor man? suppose we burn a play apiece?""Depend upon it," said Mrs. Thrale, "he has heard, in town, tha
- 25 When I found, by her taught songs, what a delightful singer she was capable of becoming, I really had not patience to hear her little French airs, and entreated her to give them up, but the little rogue instantly began pestering me with them, singing one
- 24 I give a sigh, whether I will or not, to their memory! for, however worthless, they were mes enfans. You, my dear sir, who enjoyed, I really think, even more than myself, the astonis.h.i.+ng success of my first attempt, would, I believe, even more than my
- 23 "This," cried he, "is of all reading the most melancholy;--an account of possessions we have lost by our own folly."I then gave him Baretti's "Spanish Travels.""Who," cried he, flinging it aside, "can read
- 22 "Seward," said Mrs. Thrale, "had affronted Johnson, and then Johnson affronted Seward, and then the S. S. cried.""_Oh_," cried Sir Philip, "that I had but been here!""Nay," answered Mrs. Thrale, "you&
- 21 And she cast her eyes towards Mrs. H--, who is as censorious a country lady as ever locked up all her ideas in a country town. She has told us sneering anecdotes of every woman and every officer in Brighthelm stone. Mr. Murphy, checked by Mrs. Thrale'
- 20 "If not," quoth I, "I cannot do worse than Dr. Goldsmith, when his play[94] failed,--go home and cry."He laughed, but told me, repeatedly (I mean twice, which, for him, is very remarkable), that I might depend upon all the service in h
- 19 The next day Sir Philip Jennings Clerke came. He is not at all a man of letters, but extremely well-bred, nay, elegant, in his manners, and sensible and agreeable in his conversation. He is a professed minority man, and very active and zealous in the oppo
- 18 "You should take care, sir," said I, "what you say: for you know not what weight it may have."He wished it might have any, he said, and soon after turned again to my father.I protest, since the approbation of the Streathamites, I have
- 17 When we broke up to depart, which was not till near two in the morning, Mrs. Cholmondeley went up to my mother, and begged her permission to visit in St. Martin's-street. Then, as she left the room, she said to me, with a droll sort of threatening lo
- 16 "What game do you like, Miss Burney?" cried she."I play at none, ma'am.""No? Pardie, I wonder at that! Did you ever know such a toad?"Again I moved on, and got behind Mr. W. Burke, who, turning round to me, said,-- "
- 15 "Draw? No, but I mean some of your writing.""Oh, I never write--except letters.""Letters? those are the very things I want to see.""Oh, not such as you mean.""Oh now, don't say so; I am sure you are about
- 14 "_My_ dear," cried he, taking both my hands, "I was not of _you_, I am so near sighted, and I apprehended making some Mistake." Then drawing me very unexpectedly towards him, he actually kissed me!To be sure, I was a little surprised,
- 13 SUGGESTED HUSBANDS FOR f.a.n.n.y BURNEY._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 f
- 12 I was horribly disconcerted, but I am now so irrecoverably in for it, that I begin to leave off reproaches and expostulations; indeed, they have very little availed me while they might have been of service, but now they would pa.s.s for mere parade and af
- 11 ANTIc.i.p.aTED VISIT FROM MRS. MONTAGU.["The great Mrs. Montagu" deserves a somewhat longer notice than can be conveniently compressed within the limits of a footnote. She was as indisputably, in public estimation, the leading literary lady of t
- 10 I begin to think it was really yours! Now, was it not, Mrs. Thrale?"Mrs. Thrale only laughed."A lady of our acquaintance," said Miss Palmer, "Mrs. Cholmondeley, went herself to the printer, but he would not tell.""Would he no
- 9 He then repeated "Evelina"--in a very languis.h.i.+ng and ridiculous tone.My heart beat so quick against my stays that I almost panted with extreme agitation, from the dread either of hearing some horrible criticism, or of being betrayed: and I
- 8 DR. JOHNSON ON SOME "LADIES" OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE _Sat.u.r.day._--Dr. Johnson was again all himself; and so civil to me!--even admiring how I dressed myself! Indeed, it is well I have so much of his favour--for it seems he always speaks his mind
- 7 Dr. Johnson was in the utmost good humour.There was no other company at the house all day.After dinner, I had a delightful stroll with Mrs. Thrale, and she gave me a list of all her "good neighbours" in the town of Streatham, and said she was de
- 6 At Streatham Dr. Burney had been a welcome guest since 1776, when he commenced his intimacy with the family by giving music lessons to the eldest daughter, Hester Thrale (Johnson's "Queenie"). The head of the house, Henry Thrale, the wealth
- 5 Odd so! thought I, what do you mean by that?"Pooh, nonsense!" cried I, "what should make you think of me?""Why, you look guilty," answered he.This was a horrible home stroke. Deuce take my looks! thought I--I shall owe them a
- 4 "Why," cried she, taking up the book, "we have been prodigiously entertained;" and very readily she continued.I must own I suffered great difficulty in refraining from laughing upon several occasions, and several times, when they prais
- 3 It is from no unfriendly feeling to Madame D'Arblay's memory that we have expressed ourselves, so strongly on the subject of her style. On the contrary, we conceive that we have really rendered a service to her reputation. That her later works w
- 2 Johnson, as Burke observed, might have added a striking page to his "The Vanity of Human Wishes," if he had lived to see his little Burney as she went into the palace and as she came out of it.The pleasures, so long untasted, of liberty, of frie
- 1 The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Vol. 1.by f.a.n.n.y Burney.PREFACE."The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay," edited by her niece, Mrs. Barrett, were originally published in seven volumes, during the years 1842-1846. The work