Thrale/Thrall history
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| 1 |  | Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Hester Lynch Piozzi 1786 Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury's first book. A collection of personal recollections about Samuel Johnson, offering a unique and intimate portrait of the esteemed lexicographer and writer and the literary culture of the 18th century. |
Owner of original: 26 March 1786 0, 10 |
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| 2 |  | D'un amato & fido Cuore by Hester Lynch Salusbury Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury wrote alternative lyrics to Sacchini’s Song of Torna pure al carobene in 1787. The poem is about the pain of being separated from a loved one. The speaker describes how her heart “languishes” and “palpitates” in the absence of her beloved. She compares the pain to “affanno” (shortness of breath) and “fatica” (fatigue). The only thing that can soothe her pain is the thought of being reunited with her beloved. |
Owner of original: 1787 |
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| 3 | | Fall of the Great Ash Tree by Hester Lynch Thrale. 1760 verses by Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury about the fall of the Great Ash Tree in Offley Park in 1760. |
Owner of original: 1760 |
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| 4 | | Hester Thrale and Herbert Lawrence's exchange of songs. In 1777-8 Hester Lynch Thrale’s account of:
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| 5 | | Ode to Thrale by Samuel Johnson On 6 September 1775 Samuel Johnson wrote an Ode to Thrale whilst on a tour of the Scottish Shetlands with the Thrales. The verses are an expression of Johnson’s deep affection for Hester Thrale. He imagines himself wandering through remote and unfamiliar lands, but his thoughts are always with her. He asks himself what she is doing, and he pictures her as a devoted wife to Mr. Thrale, a loving mother, and a diligent learner. He ends the poem by expressing his hope that she will remember him and that her faith in him will remain steadfast. |
Owner of original: 6 September 1775 |
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| 6 | | Offley Park by Hester Lynch Thrale. A 1761 poem by Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury from her Thraliana entry dated June 1777, in which she laments being disinherited of Offley Place by her uncle Sir Thomas Salusbury. She describes the beauty and tranquillity of Offley Park, in Hertfordshire. The poem reflects on the natural scenery, the park’s landscape and the pleasures of rural life. |
Date: 1761 |
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| 7 | | Portrait of David Thrale 2015 portrait of David Thrale by daughter Elise Thrale. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) |
Owner of original: David Thrale Date: 2015 0, 10 |
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| 8 | | Quotation "Business Women" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 10 May 1783 0, 10 |
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| 9 | | Sophia Thrale's verses "Harriot" Written about her younger sister Henrietta Sophia Thrale. | ||
| 10 | | Sophia Thrale's verses aged 9, "Convolvulus" |
Date: 6 Aug 1780 0, 10 |
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| 11 |  | Sophia Thrale's verses on Streatham, With added lines by Hester Lynch Thrale. |
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| 12 | | Verse "That Sting Has None" by Hester Lynch Thrale. |
Date: Aug 1777 0, 10 |
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| 13 | | Verses "Against drinking" by Hester Lynch Thrale. |
Date: 3 Jun 1781 0, 10 |
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| 14 | | Verses "Bathing" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 10 Feb 1779 0, 10 |
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| 15 | | Verses "Charade" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 11 May 1806 0, 10 |
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| 16 | | Verses "Dover" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 8 May 1783 0, 10 |
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| 17 | | Verses "On the Loss of a Friend" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Owner of original: 12 Nov 1781 0, 10 |
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| 18 | | Verses "Political Alphabet" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Owner of original: 4 Aug 1769 0, 10 |
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| 19 | | Verses "Robin Redbreast" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: Jun 1777 0, 10 |
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| 20 | | Verses "Sonetto dal Povoleri alla Sigra Thrale" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 1 Feb 1782 0, 10 |
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| 21 | | Verses "The Dean of Derry" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: May 1806 0, 10 |
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| 22 | | Verses "The Two Signs" by Hester Lynch Thrale Hester Thrale wrote in Thraliana and published in Public Advertiser 7 July 1779. |
Owner of original: 7 July 1779 |
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| 23 | | Verses "Youth" by Hester Lynch Thrale |
Date: 1 May 1779 |
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| 24 | | Verses for hester Thrale's 35th birthday, written by Samuel Johnson. Verses written by Dr. Samuel Johnson on the occasion of the thirty-fifth birthday of Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury and recorded in Thraliana December 1777. |
Owner of original: 16 Jan 1776 |