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When all was done to his mind , as to placing the goods , he seemed very well
pleased , and we dined together again of his own providing ; and , the
upholsterer's man gone , after dinner he took me by the hand ; Come now ,
madam , says he ...
When all was done to his mind , as to placing the goods , he seemed very well
pleased , and we dined together again of his own providing ; and , the
upholsterer's man gone , after dinner he took me by the hand ; Come now ,
madam , says he ...
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I confess the terrible pressure of my former misery , the memory of which lay
heavy upon my mind , and the surprising kindness with which he had delivered
me , and withal , the expectations of what he might still do for me , were powerful
...
I confess the terrible pressure of my former misery , the memory of which lay
heavy upon my mind , and the surprising kindness with which he had delivered
me , and withal , the expectations of what he might still do for me , were powerful
...
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This seemed a very good caution ; but still my mind was very uneasy about him ,
and I told him so , and entreated him not to go ; I told him I did not know what
might be the reason , but that I had a strange terror upon my mind about his going
...
This seemed a very good caution ; but still my mind was very uneasy about him ,
and I told him so , and entreated him not to go ; I told him I did not know what
might be the reason , but that I had a strange terror upon my mind about his going
...
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... too much possessed the mind ; I say , since this , I have often wondered with
what pleasure or satisfaction the prince could look upon the poor innocent infant ,
which though his own , and that he might that way have some attachment in his ...
... too much possessed the mind ; I say , since this , I have often wondered with
what pleasure or satisfaction the prince could look upon the poor innocent infant ,
which though his own , and that he might that way have some attachment in his ...
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... and perhaps mend her fortunes ; that he resolved never to claim her , because
he should rejoice to hear that she had settled to her mind ; and that he wished
there had been a law made to empower a woman to marry if her husband was
not ...
... and perhaps mend her fortunes ; that he resolved never to claim her , because
he should rejoice to hear that she had settled to her mind ; and that he wished
there had been a law made to empower a woman to marry if her husband was
not ...
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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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