The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1854 |
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Page 3
... 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 foundation of my ruin , I cannot take so ...
... 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 foundation of my ruin , I cannot take so ...
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... called the French horn , in the stable , and his hunting - saddle , went away in a hand- some furniture , as they call it , which he used sometimes to travel with , having an embroidered housing , a case of pistols , and other things ...
... called the French horn , in the stable , and his hunting - saddle , went away in a hand- some furniture , as they call it , which he used sometimes to travel with , having an embroidered housing , a case of pistols , and other things ...
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... called the maid all the foolish jades and sluts that she could think of , and that she would take the children and turn them all out into the streets . The good poor woman , MY CHILDREN SENT TO THEIR AUNT . 15 seeing her 14 ROXANA .
... called the maid all the foolish jades and sluts that she could think of , and that she would take the children and turn them all out into the streets . The good poor woman , MY CHILDREN SENT TO THEIR AUNT . 15 seeing her 14 ROXANA .
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... called to me , and said , There's nobody lives there , mistress ; what do you knock for ? I seemed surprised at that . What , nobody lives there ! said I ; what d'ye mean ? does not Mrs. live there ? The answer was , No , she is gone ...
... called to me , and said , There's nobody lives there , mistress ; what do you knock for ? I seemed surprised at that . What , nobody lives there ! said I ; what d'ye mean ? does not Mrs. live there ? The answer was , No , she is gone ...
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... called my maid Amy , and sent her out to buy a joint of meat ; he told her what she should buy ; but naming two or three things , either of which she might take , the maid , a cunning wench , and faithful to me as the skin to my back ...
... called my maid Amy , and sent her out to buy a joint of meat ; he told her what she should buy ; but naming two or three things , either of which she might take , the maid , a cunning wench , and faithful to me as the skin to my back ...
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