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I told her the parish where we lived before , that four of them were born there ,
and one in the house where I now was , where the landlord , after having seized
my goods for the rent past , not then knowing my circumstances , had now given
me ...
I told her the parish where we lived before , that four of them were born there ,
and one in the house where I now was , where the landlord , after having seized
my goods for the rent past , not then knowing my circumstances , had now given
me ...
Page 65
... to his gentleman , he provided a very convenient house , about four miles
south of Paris , at the village of where I had very agreeable lodgings , good
gardens , and all things very easy to my content ; but one thing did not please me
at all , viz ...
... to his gentleman , he provided a very convenient house , about four miles
south of Paris , at the village of where I had very agreeable lodgings , good
gardens , and all things very easy to my content ; but one thing did not please me
at all , viz ...
Page 77
... should not be above four year , which was long enough to send word in to a
wife or family from any part of the world . Amy said she could say nothing to that ,
but this , that she was satisfied her mistress would marry nobody unless she had
...
... should not be above four year , which was long enough to send word in to a
wife or family from any part of the world . Amy said she could say nothing to that ,
but this , that she was satisfied her mistress would marry nobody unless she had
...
Page 101
... and come to them the next day at four o'clock , in order to make a good bargain
for them ; and on these conditions they parted ; but the honest Dutchman , filled
with indignation at the barbarous design , came directly to me , and told me the ...
... and come to them the next day at four o'clock , in order to make a good bargain
for them ; and on these conditions they parted ; but the honest Dutchman , filled
with indignation at the barbarous design , came directly to me , and told me the ...
Page 103
Why , says he , I would advise you to be gone ; you intended to go away in four or
five days , and you may as well go in two days ; and if you can do so , I shall
manage it so that he shall not suspect your being gone for several days after .
Why , says he , I would advise you to be gone ; you intended to go away in four or
five days , and you may as well go in two days ; and if you can do so , I shall
manage it so that he shall not suspect your being gone for several days after .
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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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