Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4G. Bell and Sons, 1724 |
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... never saw my husband more ; but to go farther , I not only never saw him more , but I never heard from him , or of him , neither of any or either of his two servants , or of the horses , either what became of them , where or which way ...
... never saw my husband more ; but to go farther , I not only never saw him more , but I never heard from him , or of him , neither of any or either of his two servants , or of the horses , either what became of them , where or which way ...
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... never heard for many years . As I have said , I sent to his relations , but they sent me short and surly answers ; nor did any one of them offer to come to see me , or to see the children , or so much as to inquire after them , well ...
... never heard for many years . As I have said , I sent to his relations , but they sent me short and surly answers ; nor did any one of them offer to come to see me , or to see the children , or so much as to inquire after them , well ...
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... never come to want charity , or be turned out of doors , as these poor innocent creatures are . Don't tell me of security , says the wife , ' tis a good security for our children to keep what we have together , and provide for them ...
... never come to want charity , or be turned out of doors , as these poor innocent creatures are . Don't tell me of security , says the wife , ' tis a good security for our children to keep what we have together , and provide for them ...
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... never forget it while I had life , and should be always ready to acknowledge it . He said that was all he desired of me ; that his reward would be the satisfaction of having rescued me from misery ; that he found he was obliging one ...
... never forget it while I had life , and should be always ready to acknowledge it . He said that was all he desired of me ; that his reward would be the satisfaction of having rescued me from misery ; that he found he was obliging one ...
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... never to abandon me ; and at last showed me a bond for 500l . , to be paid to me , or to my assigns , within three months after his death . He read over all these things to me , and then , in a most moving affectionate manner , and in ...
... never to abandon me ; and at last showed me a bond for 500l . , to be paid to me , or to my assigns , within three months after his death . He read over all these things to me , and then , in a most moving affectionate manner , and in ...
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