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I must remember it here , to the praise of this poor girl , my maid , that though I
was not able to give her any wages , and had told her so , nay , I was not able to
pay her the wages that I was in arrears to her , yet she would not leave me ; nay ...
I must remember it here , to the praise of this poor girl , my maid , that though I
was not able to give her any wages , and had told her so , nay , I was not able to
pay her the wages that I was in arrears to her , yet she would not leave me ; nay ...
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... that I sat down and cried for joy a good while , as I had formerly cried for sorrow
. Amy and I went to bed that night ( for Amy lay with me ) pretty early , but lay
chatting almost all night about it , and the girl was so transported that she got up
two ...
... that I sat down and cried for joy a good while , as I had formerly cried for sorrow
. Amy and I went to bed that night ( for Amy lay with me ) pretty early , but lay
chatting almost all night about it , and the girl was so transported that she got up
two ...
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... to be easy with her , and as I was now become the devil's agent , to make
others as wicked as myself , I brought him to lie with her again several times after
that , till at last , as the poor girl said , so it happened , and she was really with
child .
... to be easy with her , and as I was now become the devil's agent , to make
others as wicked as myself , I brought him to lie with her again several times after
that , till at last , as the poor girl said , so it happened , and she was really with
child .
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... angry with Amy . I was , indeed , afraid the girl would have been with child too ,
but that did not happen , and so there was no hurt done ; for Amy had been
hanselled before , as well as her mistress , and by the same party too , as you
have ...
... angry with Amy . I was , indeed , afraid the girl would have been with child too ,
but that did not happen , and so there was no hurt done ; for Amy had been
hanselled before , as well as her mistress , and by the same party too , as you
have ...
Page 107
I was frighted myself , but when I saw the girl in such a terrible agony , it brought
me a little to myself , and I began to talk to her , and put her in a little hope . I told
her there was many a ship in a storm that was not cast away , and I hoped we ...
I was frighted myself , but when I saw the girl in such a terrible agony , it brought
me a little to myself , and I began to talk to her , and put her in a little hope . I told
her there was many a ship in a storm that was not cast away , and I hoped we ...
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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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