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Page 359
After my father was gone to the army , my mother sent reapers into the field to cut
the corn ; these met with others , sent by the then proprietor , upon the same
errand . Words immediately arose , and they very soon came to blows , making
use ...
After my father was gone to the army , my mother sent reapers into the field to cut
the corn ; these met with others , sent by the then proprietor , upon the same
errand . Words immediately arose , and they very soon came to blows , making
use ...
Page 361
... he was in a fair way of recovery ; but the night before he intended to return to
his family , one Kelly , an Irish papist , who served him , taking the advantage of
his hurt , and of a dark night , ran away with his horses to General Ginkle's army .
... he was in a fair way of recovery ; but the night before he intended to return to
his family , one Kelly , an Irish papist , who served him , taking the advantage of
his hurt , and of a dark night , ran away with his horses to General Ginkle's army .
Page 373
The next day we set out for Gertrudenburg , and proceeded forward to Landen ,
where we were incorporated in our respective regiments , and then joined the
grand army , which was in expectation of a general battle , the enemy being very
...
The next day we set out for Gertrudenburg , and proceeded forward to Landen ,
where we were incorporated in our respective regiments , and then joined the
grand army , which was in expectation of a general battle , the enemy being very
...
Page 375
... I have related ; but as I was in the army , on the spot , I had it from those who
were . I was twr months ' incapable of service ; after which I joined my regiment ,
which was under cover the remaining ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LAAR. ...
... I have related ; but as I was in the army , on the spot , I had it from those who
were . I was twr months ' incapable of service ; after which I joined my regiment ,
which was under cover the remaining ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF LAAR. ...
Page 377
She had the condescension to see us : she told me , I was a pretty young fellow ,
and it grieved her much that I had not my liberty sooner . At our return to the army
, we heard the melancholy news of the death of Queen Mary , on which our ...
She had the condescension to see us : she told me , I was a pretty young fellow ,
and it grieved her much that I had not my liberty sooner . At our return to the army
, we heard the melancholy news of the death of Queen Mary , on which our ...
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| Title | Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Daniel Defoe |
| Author | Daniel Defoe |
| Publisher | G. Bell and Sons, 1724 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Jul 2007 |
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