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So he made her drink two glasses also ; and then rising up , And now , Amy ,
says he , go and get dinner ; and you , madam , says he to me , go up and dress
you , and come down and smile , and be merry ; adding , I'll make you easy , if I
can ...
So he made her drink two glasses also ; and then rising up , And now , Amy ,
says he , go and get dinner ; and you , madam , says he to me , go up and dress
you , and come down and smile , and be merry ; adding , I'll make you easy , if I
can ...
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I had no less than five several morning dresses besides these , so that I need
never be seen twice in the same dress ; to these he added several parcels of fine
linen and of lace , so much that I had no room to ask for more , or , indeed , for so
...
I had no less than five several morning dresses besides these , so that I need
never be seen twice in the same dress ; to these he added several parcels of fine
linen and of lace , so much that I had no room to ask for more , or , indeed , for so
...
Page 153
When I came there , the room was full of company , but I ordered the folding -
doors to be shut for a minute or two , till I had received the com . pliments of the
ladies that were in the room , and had given them a full view of my dress . But my
Lord ...
When I came there , the room was full of company , but I ordered the folding -
doors to be shut for a minute or two , till I had received the com . pliments of the
ladies that were in the room , and had given them a full view of my dress . But my
Lord ...
Page 203
I cannot speak of those things Why , says he , the Quakers marry as well as other
people , and love one another as well ; besides , says he , the Quakers ' dress
does not ill become you , and so jested with me again , and so it went off for a
third ...
I cannot speak of those things Why , says he , the Quakers marry as well as other
people , and love one another as well ; besides , says he , the Quakers ' dress
does not ill become you , and so jested with me again , and so it went off for a
third ...
Page 217
The next day he pressed me to dress , though we had no company ; at last ,
jesting with him , I told him I believed I was able to dress me so , in one kind of
dress that I had by me , that he would not know his wife when he saw her ,
especially if ...
The next day he pressed me to dress , though we had no company ; at last ,
jesting with him , I told him I believed I was able to dress me so , in one kind of
dress that I had by me , that he would not know his wife when he saw her ,
especially if ...
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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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