The Novels and Miscellaneous Works of Daniel Defoe, Volume 4Bell & Daldy, 1854 |
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... poor starving creatures who at that time fled hither for shelter on account of conscience , or something else . I have , indeed , heard my father say that he was pestered with a great many of those who , for any religion they had ...
... poor starving creatures who at that time fled hither for shelter on account of conscience , or something else . I have , indeed , heard my father say that he was pestered with a great many of those who , for any religion they had ...
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... poor woman that had been a kind of a dependent upon our family , and who I had often , among the rest of the relations , been very kind to ; my maid put it into my head one morning to send to this poor woman , and to see whether she ...
... poor woman that had been a kind of a dependent upon our family , and who I had often , among the rest of the relations , been very kind to ; my maid put it into my head one morning to send to this poor woman , and to see whether she ...
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... great bunches of turnips , which she intended to stew for our dinner . As for me , my heart was so overwhelmed at seeing these two friends , for such they were , though poor , ADVICE OF TWO FRIENDS . 13 and at their seeing 12 ROXANA .
... great bunches of turnips , which she intended to stew for our dinner . As for me , my heart was so overwhelmed at seeing these two friends , for such they were , though poor , ADVICE OF TWO FRIENDS . 13 and at their seeing 12 ROXANA .
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... poor old woman , not the aunt , but the other of the two that had been with me , and knocks at the door ; the aunt did not go , because she had pretended to advocate for me , and they would have sus- pected her of some contrivance ; but ...
... poor old woman , not the aunt , but the other of the two that had been with me , and knocks at the door ; the aunt did not go , because she had pretended to advocate for me , and they would have sus- pected her of some contrivance ; but ...
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... poor woman , if it had been to be done ; and that brings me to tell you my errand , and the occasion of my coming , for I came on purpose about this very business , and to have prevented this being put upon you , if I could , but I see ...
... poor woman , if it had been to be done ; and that brings me to tell you my errand , and the occasion of my coming , for I came on purpose about this very business , and to have prevented this being put upon you , if I could , but I see ...
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