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At about fifteen years of age my father gave me , as he called it in French , 25,000
livres , that is to say , two thousand pounds portion , and married me to an
eminent brewer in the city . Pardon me if I conceal his name , for though he was
the ...
At about fifteen years of age my father gave me , as he called it in French , 25,000
livres , that is to say , two thousand pounds portion , and married me to an
eminent brewer in the city . Pardon me if I conceal his name , for though he was
the ...
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19 them , and to see that they were well provided for , clothed , put to school , and
, at last , put out in the world for their ad .. vantage ; but ' tis enough to say he
acted more like a father to them than an uncle - in - law , though all along much ...
19 them , and to see that they were well provided for , clothed , put to school , and
, at last , put out in the world for their ad .. vantage ; but ' tis enough to say he
acted more like a father to them than an uncle - in - law , though all along much ...
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When he had done so , Come Amy , says he , with your mistress's leave , you
shall have a glass too . So he made her drink two glasses also ; and then rising
up , And now , Amy , says he , go and get dinner ; and you , madam , says he to
me ...
When he had done so , Come Amy , says he , with your mistress's leave , you
shall have a glass too . So he made her drink two glasses also ; and then rising
up , And now , Amy , says he , go and get dinner ; and you , madam , says he to
me ...
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Yes , says Amy , I am , but I admire at it ; he is such a friend as the world sure has
not abundance of to show . I am sure , says I , he is such a friend as I have long
wanted , and as I have as much need of as any creature in the world has , or ever
...
Yes , says Amy , I am , but I admire at it ; he is such a friend as the world sure has
not abundance of to show . I am sure , says I , he is such a friend as I have long
wanted , and as I have as much need of as any creature in the world has , or ever
...
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I must do the gentleman that justice as to say , I verily believe that he did nothing
but what he thought was lawful ; and I must do that justice upon myself as to say ,
I did what my own conscience convinced me , at the very time I did it , was ...
I must do the gentleman that justice as to say , I verily believe that he did nothing
but what he thought was lawful ; and I must do that justice upon myself as to say ,
I did what my own conscience convinced me , at the very time I did it , was ...
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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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