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... but all was to no purpose , they would do nothing , at least that way . I think ,
with much entreaty , she obtained , by a kind of collection among them all , about
eleven or twelve shillings in money , which though it was a present comfort , was
...
... but all was to no purpose , they would do nothing , at least that way . I think ,
with much entreaty , she obtained , by a kind of collection among them all , about
eleven or twelve shillings in money , which though it was a present comfort , was
...
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MY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE RESTORED . 25 Baij was for my present supply ,
and told me that he would see me again before it was out ; also he gave Amy half
- acrown . When he was gone , Well , Amy , said I , are you convinced now that ...
MY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE RESTORED . 25 Baij was for my present supply ,
and told me that he would see me again before it was out ; also he gave Amy half
- acrown . When he was gone , Well , Amy , said I , are you convinced now that ...
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VALUABLE PRESENTS FROM THE PRINCE . 9 while the tide of pleasure
continues to flow , or till something dark and dreadful brings us to ourselves
again . I have , I.confess , wondered at the stupidity that my intellectual part was
under all ...
VALUABLE PRESENTS FROM THE PRINCE . 9 while the tide of pleasure
continues to flow , or till something dark and dreadful brings us to ourselves
again . I have , I.confess , wondered at the stupidity that my intellectual part was
under all ...
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PRESENTS ME WITH A NECKLACE OF DIAMONDS . 61 tears to run down my
cheeks . My dear , says he , aloud , what mean these tears ? My lord , said I , after
some little check , for I could not speak presently , I beseech you to believe me ...
PRESENTS ME WITH A NECKLACE OF DIAMONDS . 61 tears to run down my
cheeks . My dear , says he , aloud , what mean these tears ? My lord , said I , after
some little check , for I could not speak presently , I beseech you to believe me ...
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63 it at their own expense ; give vast presents for a ruinous favour , which is so far
from being equal to the price , that nothing will at last prove more absurd than the
cost men are at to purchase their own destruction . I could not , in the height of ...
63 it at their own expense ; give vast presents for a ruinous favour , which is so far
from being equal to the price , that nothing will at last prove more absurd than the
cost men are at to purchase their own destruction . I could not , in the height of ...
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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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