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There was a poor woman that had been a kind of a dependent 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
...
There was a poor woman that had been a kind of a dependent 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
...
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... what does she send her brats to me for ? The last indeed had been the best of
the two , says the poor woman , if it had been to be done ; and that brings me to
tell you my errand , and the occasion of my coming , for I came on purpose ...
... what does she send her brats to me for ? The last indeed had been the best of
the two , says the poor woman , if it had been to be done ; and that brings me to
tell you my errand , and the occasion of my coming , for I came on purpose ...
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poor lady in such distress , for she stood crying and wringing her hands over her
children like one distracted , sent for the churchwardens to take care of the
children ; and they , when they came , took the youngest , which was born in this
...
poor lady in such distress , for she stood crying and wringing her hands over her
children like one distracted , sent for the churchwardens to take care of the
children ; and they , when they came , took the youngest , which was born in this
...
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17 to the poor , and he that gives to the poor lends to the Lord ; let us lend our
heavenly Father a little of our children's bread , as you call it ; it will be a store
well laid up for them , and will be the best security that our children shall never
come to ...
17 to the poor , and he that gives to the poor lends to the Lord ; let us lend our
heavenly Father a little of our children's bread , as you call it ; it will be a store
well laid up for them , and will be the best security that our children shall never
come to ...
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... to be easy with her , and as I was now become the devil's agent , to make
others as wicked as myself , I brought him to lie with her again several times after
that , till at last , as the poor girl said , so it happened , and she was really with
child .
... to be easy with her , and as I was now become the devil's agent , to make
others as wicked as myself , I brought him to lie with her again several times after
that , till at last , as the poor girl said , so it happened , and she was really with
child .
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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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