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... and however it was with his princess , I assure you his other mistresses found a
sensible difference , and though they could never find me out , yet I had good
intelligence that they guessed very well that their lord had got some new favourite
...
... and however it was with his princess , I assure you his other mistresses found a
sensible difference , and though they could never find me out , yet I had good
intelligence that they guessed very well that their lord had got some new favourite
...
Page 61
My lord , said I , after some little check , for I could not speak presently , I beseech
you to believe me , they are not tears of sorrow , but tears of joy . It is impossible
for me to see myself snatched from the misery I was fallen into , and at once to ...
My lord , said I , after some little check , for I could not speak presently , I beseech
you to believe me , they are not tears of sorrow , but tears of joy . It is impossible
for me to see myself snatched from the misery I was fallen into , and at once to ...
Page 69
... It sensibly affects me , my lord , said I , that whatever the merit of this little
creature may be , he must always have a bend on his arms . The disaster of his
birth will be always , not a blot only to his honour , but a bar to his fortunes in the
world .
... It sensibly affects me , my lord , said I , that whatever the merit of this little
creature may be , he must always have a bend on his arms . The disaster of his
birth will be always , not a blot only to his honour , but a bar to his fortunes in the
world .
Page 71
... as they had many leisure hours together below , while they waited respectively
when his lord and I were together above ; I say , they could hardly avoid the usual
question one to another , namely , why might not they do the same thing below ...
... as they had many leisure hours together below , while they waited respectively
when his lord and I were together above ; I say , they could hardly avoid the usual
question one to another , namely , why might not they do the same thing below ...
Page 77
... no worse or better , says she , though he calls himself a lord's gentleman ; and
here , says Amy , he has dragged me over into a strange country to from my make
a beggar of me ; and then RELATES THE DISTRESSES OF HER MISTRESS.
... no worse or better , says she , though he calls himself a lord's gentleman ; and
here , says Amy , he has dragged me over into a strange country to from my make
a beggar of me ; and then RELATES THE DISTRESSES OF HER MISTRESS.
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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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