The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1854 |
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... merchant , failed , and lost not only what he had , but what he had for me too , as you shall hear presently . Thus I lost the last gift of my father's bounty by having a husband not fit to be trusted with it : there's one of the ...
... merchant , failed , and lost not only what he had , but what he had for me too , as you shall hear presently . Thus I lost the last gift of my father's bounty by having a husband not fit to be trusted with it : there's one of the ...
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... merchant of his acquaintance , and was very cour- teously entertained . My gentleman's business was with some persons of the first rank , and to whom he had sold some jewels of very good value , and received a great sum of money in ...
... merchant of his acquaintance , and was very cour- teously entertained . My gentleman's business was with some persons of the first rank , and to whom he had sold some jewels of very good value , and received a great sum of money in ...
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... merchant in Paris , that was a person of great reputation for a man of substance and of honesty , but I had no manner of acquaintance with him , nor did I know how to get acquainted with him , so as to discover my circumstances to him ...
... merchant in Paris , that was a person of great reputation for a man of substance and of honesty , but I had no manner of acquaintance with him , nor did I know how to get acquainted with him , so as to discover my circumstances to him ...
Page 97
... merchant ; and I could presently perceive that they were in some great surprise , both of them ; the Jew held up his hands , looked at me with some horror , then talked Dutch again , and put himself into a thousand shapes , twisting his ...
... merchant ; and I could presently perceive that they were in some great surprise , both of them ; the Jew held up his hands , looked at me with some horror , then talked Dutch again , and put himself into a thousand shapes , twisting his ...
Page 98
... merchant , what is all this discourse to my business ? What is this gentleman in all these passions about ? I wish , if he is to treat with me , he would speak that I may understand him ; or if you have business of your own between you ...
... merchant , what is all this discourse to my business ? What is this gentleman in all these passions about ? I wish , if he is to treat with me , he would speak that I may understand him ; or if you have business of your own between you ...
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