HESTER See also:

• LYNCH, PATRICIO (1825–1886)

LYNCH See also:

• HESTER LYNCH PIOZZI (1741-1821)

PIOZZI (1741-1821)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English writer, well known as the friend (Mrs Thrale) of See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel See also:

• JOHNSON, ANDREW
• JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808–1875)
• JOHNSON, BENJAMIN (c. 1665-1742)
• JOHNSON, EASTMAN (1824–1906)
• JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD (1573–1659 ?)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR (1781–1850)
• JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784)
• JOHNSON, SIR THOMAS (1664-1729)
• JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715–1774)
• JOHNSON, THOMAS

Johnson (q.v.), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 16th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1741, her See also:

• FATHER

father being See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Salusbury of Bobbel, See also:

• CARNARVONSHIRE (Welsh Caer'narfon, for Caer yn Arfon)

Carnarvonshire . Her maternal See also:

• UNCLE

uncle, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert Salusbury See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

Cotton, contemplated providing for his niece, but he died without having carried out his intention . She and her See also:

• MOTHER

mother lived in See also:

• LONDON

London, and amongst her childish recollections were meetings with See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• QUIN, JAMES (1693—1766)

Quin and See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• GARRICK, DAVID (1717-1779)

Garrick . She received a solid See also:

• EDUCATION

education, for she was acquainted with Latin as well as with See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian and See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish . In 1763 she was married to See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry Thrale, a See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich See also:

• SOUTHWARK

Southwark See also:

• BREWER, JOHN SHERREN (1810-1879)

brewer, whose See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house was at See also:

• STREATHAM

Streatham on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east corner of Tooting Bec See also:

• COMMON

Common . There was very little sympathy between the lively girl and Thrale, who was thirteen years her See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior, but gradually she See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round her a distinguished circle of See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends . She was introduced to Samuel Johnson in 1765 by See also:

• ARTHUR (Fr. Arius)
• ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN (1830 – 1886)

Arthur See also:

• MURPHY, ARTHUR (1727–1805)
• MURPHY, JOHN FRANCIS (1853– )
• MURPHY, ROBERT (1806-1843)

Murphy, who was an old friend of her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband's . In 1766 Johnson paid a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long visit to Streatham, and from that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time was more or less domesticated with the Thrales . In time it became his See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom to spend the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the See also:

• WEEK (from A.S. wicu, Germanic *wikon, probably=change, turn)

week at Streatham, devoting the remaining days to his own heterogeneous " See also:

• FAMILY

family." He was genuinely attached to his hostess, and thoroughly appreciated the luxury in which the Thrales lived . They were able to soften some of his eccentricities, and they certainly made him happy . He travelled with them in See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales in 1774, and in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France in 1775 . Dr See also:

• BURNEY, CHARLES (1726-1814)

Burney gave lessons to one of the See also:

• MISS

Miss Thrales, and in 1778 he brought his daughter Fanny to Streatham .

She became a warm friend of Mrs Thrale, and has See also:

• LEFT

left an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the Streatham See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household in her See also:

• DIARY

diary . This friendship was by no means always unclouded . Fanny Burney was very sensitive, and sometimes thought that Mrs Thrale gave herself airs of patronage . Meanwhile, in 1772, Thrale's business was seriously injured, and he was threatened with See also:

• BANKRUPTCY (from Lat. bancus or Fr. banquet table or counter, and Lat. ruptus, broken)

bankruptcy . The situation was saved by his wife's efforts, and in the next See also:

• YEAR

year Thrale travelled, leaving her in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of his affairs . He was twice returned for the See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough of Southwark, chiefly through her efforts . In 1781 Mr Thrale died, and Dr Johnson helped the widow with her business arrangements, advising her to keep on the brewery, until she " cured his honest See also:

• HEART
• HEART, LUNG

heart of its incipient See also:

• PASSION (post-classical Lat. passio, formed from pati, passus, to suffer, endure)

passion for See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, by letting him into some, and only some, of its mysteries." The brewery was finally sold for £135,000 . Mrs Thrale had met Gabriele See also:

• PIOZZI, HESTER LYNCH (1741-1821)

Piozzi. an Italian musician, in 1780 . Johnson was now in failing See also:

• HEALTH

health, and soon began to feel himself slighted . His suspicions were definitely aroused when she laid aside her See also:

• MOURNING (from the verb " to mourn," to be sorrowful, 0. Eng. murnan; cf. O.H.G. mornen, Goth. maurnan, to be anxious, O.N. morna, to pine away; by some referred to root seen in Gr. jdptpva, sorrow, by others to root mer-, to die)

mourning for Thrale in 1782, and the Streatham house was sold . In 1783 her engagement to Piozzi was announced . The objections of her daughters and her friends induced her to break it off for a time, but it was soon resumed, and in 1784 they were married .

Johnson told Miss Burney that he drove the memory of Mrs Thrale from his mind, burning every See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter of hers on which he could See also:

• LAY

lay his See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand . The Piozzis presently left See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England to travel in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . At See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence they See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell .in with Robert Merry and the other " Della Cruscan" writers ridiculed by See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• GIFFORD, ROBERT SWAIN (184o—19o5)
• GIFFORD, SANDFORD ROBINSON (1823–188o)
• GIFFORD, WILLIAM (1756-1826)

Gifford in his Maeviad and Baviad, and she contributed some verses to their Florence See also:

• MISCELLANY

Miscellany in 1785 . In 1786 she published Anecdotes of the See also:

• LATE

late Samuel Johnson, during the last twenty years of his See also:

• LIFE

life, which was severely criticized by See also:

• BOSWELL, JAMES (1740-1795)

Boswell . She was ridiculed by " See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter See also:

• PINDAR (Gr. HivSapos, c. 522–443 B.c.)

Pindar " in Bozzy and Piozzi; ar the See also:

• BRITISH

British Biographers, A See also:

• TOWN

Town .See also:

• ECLOGUE

Eclogue (1786) . But though Miss Burney and some others held aloof, the Piozzis found plenty of friends when they returned to London in 1787 . Piozzi died at Brynbella, a See also:

• VILLA

villa he had built on his wife's Carnarvonshire See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate in 1809, and Mrs Piozzi gave up her Welsh See also:

• PROPERTY

property to her husband's son, and spent most of the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of her life at See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

Bath and See also:

• CLIFTON

Clifton . When long past seventy she took a See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy to William See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus See also:

• CONWAY (Conwy, or Aberconwy)
• CONWAY, HENRY SEYMOUR (1721-1795)
• CONWAY, HUGH
• CONWAY, MONCURE DANIEL (1832–1907)
• CONWAY, SIR WILLIAM MARTIN (1856– )

Conway, the actor . She retained her vivacity to the last, celebrating her 8oth birthday by a See also:

• BALL (in Mid. Eng. bal; the word is probably cognate with " bale," Teutonic in origin, cf. also Lat. falls, and Gr. 7raXXa)
• BALL, JOHN (1585-1640)
• BALL, JOHN (1818-1889)
• BALL, JOHN (d. 1381)
• BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART
• BALL, THOMAS (1819- )

ball to six or seven See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred See also:

• PEOPLE

people at Bath . She died at Clifton on the 2nd of May 1821 . From 1776 to 1809 she kept a See also:

• NOTE
• NOTE (Lat. nota, mark, sign, from noscere, to know)

note-See also:

• BOOK

book which she called " Thraliana." Her well-known poem of the " Three Warnings " is to be found in many popular collections . Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson appeared in 1788; Observations and Reflections made in the course of a See also:

• JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

Journey, through France, Italy and See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, in 1789; and in 18oi she published Retrospection; or a See also:

• REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

review of the most striking and important events, characters, and situations .

which the last eighteen hundred years have presented to the view of mankind (18or) . See Letters and See also:

• LITERARY

Literary Remains of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale), edited with notes and an See also:

• INTRODUCTORY

Introductory Account of her Life and Writings by A . See also:

• HAYWARD, ABRAHAM (1801-1884)
• HAYWARD, SIR JOHN (c. 1560-1627)

Hayward (1861); Piozziana; or Recollections of the late Mrs Piozzi by a Friend (1833), the See also:

• ANONYMOUS

anonymous friend being See also:

• EDWARD

Edward :vlangin (1772–1852); L . B . See also:

• SEELEY
• SEELEY, SIR JOHN ROBERT (1834–1895)

Seeley, Mrs Thrale, afterwards Mrs Piozzi . . . (1891), and G . See also:

• BIRKBECK, GEORGE (1776-1841)

Birkbeck See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, Johnsonian Miscellanies (1897) .