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This being his temper , and the extent of his capacity , I confess I did not see so
much loss in his parting with me as at first I thought I did ; though it was hard and
cruel to the last degree in him , not giving me the least notice of his design ; and ...
This being his temper , and the extent of his capacity , I confess I did not see so
much loss in his parting with me as at first I thought I did ; though it was hard and
cruel to the last degree in him , not giving me the least notice of his design ; and ...
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... though I acknowledged her kindness and fidelity , yet it was but a bad coin that
she was paid in at last , as will appear in its place . Amy ( for that was her name )
put it into my thoughts to send for this poor woman to come to me , for I was now ...
... though I acknowledged her kindness and fidelity , yet it was but a bad coin that
she was paid in at last , as will appear in its place . Amy ( for that was her name )
put it into my thoughts to send for this poor woman to come to me , for I was now ...
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... bade me leave the rest to them . I was at first sadly afflicted at the thoughts of
parting with my children , and especially at that terrible thing , their being taken
into the parish keeping ; and then a hundred terrible things came into my
thoughts ...
... bade me leave the rest to them . I was at first sadly afflicted at the thoughts of
parting with my children , and especially at that terrible thing , their being taken
into the parish keeping ; and then a hundred terrible things came into my
thoughts ...
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Well , well , Amy , says I , you have hard thoughts of him : I cannot be of your
opinion : I don't see anything in him yet that looks like it . As to that , madam , says
Amy , I don't see anything of it yet neither ; but what should move a gentleman to
...
Well , well , Amy , says I , you have hard thoughts of him : I cannot be of your
opinion : I don't see anything in him yet that looks like it . As to that , madam , says
Amy , I don't see anything of it yet neither ; but what should move a gentleman to
...
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... that he had done so much for me , that I thought I ought to deny him nothing ;
only I hoped and depended upon him , that he would not take the advantage of
the infinite obligations I was under to him , to desire anything of me the yielding to
...
... that he had done so much for me , that I thought I ought to deny him nothing ;
only I hoped and depended upon him , that he would not take the advantage of
the infinite obligations I was under to him , to desire anything of me the yielding to
...
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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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