Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 13
Upon hearing this account , they came to this resolution , that the children should
be all carried by them to the door of one ... and that I , the mother , should remove
for some days , shut up the doors , and be gone : that the people should be told ...
Upon hearing this account , they came to this resolution , that the children should
be all carried by them to the door of one ... and that I , the mother , should remove
for some days , shut up the doors , and be gone : that the people should be told ...
Page 14
Amy , a resolute girl , knocked at the door , with the children all with her , and
bade the eldest , as soon as the door was open , run in , and the rest after her .
She set them all down at the door before she knocked , and when she knocked
she ...
Amy , a resolute girl , knocked at the door , with the children all with her , and
bade the eldest , as soon as the door was open , run in , and the rest after her .
She set them all down at the door before she knocked , and when she knocked
she ...
Page 15
No , no , Mrs. says the mistress , I am not much engaged , sit down ; this
senseless creature here has brought in my fool of a brother's whole house of
children upon me , and tells me , that a wench brought them to the door , and
thrust them in ...
No , no , Mrs. says the mistress , I am not much engaged , sit down ; this
senseless creature here has brought in my fool of a brother's whole house of
children upon me , and tells me , that a wench brought them to the door , and
thrust them in ...
Page 25
While he was laying down the scheme of my management , came a cart to the
door with a load of goods , and an upholsterer's man to put them up ; they were
chiefly the furniture of two rooms which he had carried away for his two years '
rent ...
While he was laying down the scheme of my management , came a cart to the
door with a load of goods , and an upholsterer's man to put them up ; they were
chiefly the furniture of two rooms which he had carried away for his two years '
rent ...
Page 61
Well , my lord , said I , your highness shall have a farther demonstration than this ,
as to that which you are pleased to accept for beauty , that it is the mere work of
nature ; and with that I stepped to the door , and rung a little bell for my woman ...
Well , my lord , said I , your highness shall have a farther demonstration than this ,
as to that which you are pleased to accept for beauty , that it is the mere work of
nature ; and with that I stepped to the door , and rung a little bell for my woman ...
What people are saying - Write a review
User Review - Flag as inappropriate
This translation of a work from 1724 was actually published in 1885.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
added affection allies answer appeared army asked began believe brought called carried child coming daughter dear desired discourse door dress Duke England English expected father followed fortune four French gave girl give given gone hand head hear heard History honour hope husband Italy jewels kind King knew lady leave letter lived lodgings London looked lord madam manner married master mean merchant mind mistress morning mother never night Notes obliged occasion offered opened ordered Paris passed person poor Portrait possible present prince Quaker reason received resolved says seen sent servants short soon speak stay story sure surprised taken talk tell things thou thought thousand told took town turned vols whole wife woman young
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |