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... upon our family , and who I had often , among the rest of the relations , been
very kind to ; my maid put it into my head one morning to send to this poor woman
, and to see whether she might not be able to help in this dreadful case .
... upon our family , and who I had often , among the rest of the relations , been
very kind to ; my maid put it into my head one morning to send to this poor woman
, and to see whether she might not be able to help in this dreadful case .
Page 25
... I'll tell you what I have had in my head for you for your present supply , and that
is , says he , that the house being well furnished , you shall let it out to lodgings
for the summer gentry , says he , by which you will easily get a good comfortable
...
... I'll tell you what I have had in my head for you for your present supply , and that
is , says he , that the house being well furnished , you shall let it out to lodgings
for the summer gentry , says he , by which you will easily get a good comfortable
...
Page 107
TERRIFIC STORM OFF THE COAST OF HOLLAND . 107 London , by the river
Thames , to France afterward , as I have said . But I began to be alarmed a little
with the terrible clamour of the men over my head , for I had never been in a
storm ...
TERRIFIC STORM OFF THE COAST OF HOLLAND . 107 London , by the river
Thames , to France afterward , as I have said . But I began to be alarmed a little
with the terrible clamour of the men over my head , for I had never been in a
storm ...
Page 108
... of some violent wave , it threw poor Amy quite down , for she was weak enough
before with being sea - sick , and as it threw her forward , the poor girl struck her
head against the bulk - head , as the seamen call it , of the cabin , and laid her ...
... of some violent wave , it threw poor Amy quite down , for she was weak enough
before with being sea - sick , and as it threw her forward , the poor girl struck her
head against the bulk - head , as the seamen call it , of the cabin , and laid her ...
Page 119
He perceived the disorder , but said nothing till I spoke ; when , shaking my head
, O sir , said I , death in any shape has some terror in it , but in the frightful figure
of a storm at sea , and a sinking ship , it comes with a double , a treble , and ...
He perceived the disorder , but said nothing till I spoke ; when , shaking my head
, O sir , said I , death in any shape has some terror in it , but in the frightful figure
of a storm at sea , and a sinking ship , it comes with a double , a treble , and ...
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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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