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... either to church or otherways , as my husband and I could agree about it ,
which , by the way , was not very but of that hereafter . Before I proceed in the
history of the married part of my life , you must allow me to give as impartial an
account ...
... either to church or otherways , as my husband and I could agree about it ,
which , by the way , was not very but of that hereafter . Before I proceed in the
history of the married part of my life , you must allow me to give as impartial an
account ...
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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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... and the last time of all he was kinder still , told me he came to dine with me ,
and that I should give him leave to treat me : so he called my maid Amy , and sent
her out to buy a joint of meat ; he told her what she should buy ; but naming two
or ...
... and the last time of all he was kinder still , told me he came to dine with me ,
and that I should give him leave to treat me : so he called my maid Amy , and sent
her out to buy a joint of meat ; he told her what she should buy ; but naming two
or ...
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Ay , says I , but if he would give me an estate to live on , he should not lie with me
, I assure you . Why , look you , madam ; if he would but give you enough to live
easy upon , he should lie with me for it with all my heart . That's a token , Amy , of
...
Ay , says I , but if he would give me an estate to live on , he should not lie with me
, I assure you . Why , look you , madam ; if he would but give you enough to live
easy upon , he should lie with me for it with all my heart . That's a token , Amy , of
...
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Then he went on to give reasons why there was no occasion to use the ordinary
ceremony of delay , or to wait a reasonable time of courtship , which was only to
avoid scandal ; but , as this was private , it had nothing of that nature in it ; that he
...
Then he went on to give reasons why there was no occasion to use the ordinary
ceremony of delay , or to wait a reasonable time of courtship , which was only to
avoid scandal ; but , as this was private , it had nothing of that nature in it ; that he
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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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