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" ... fast from hand to hand, that before I was five years old, I had travelled into almost every corner of the nation. But in the beginning of my sixth year, to my unspeakable grief, I fell into the hands of a miserable old fellow, who clapped me into... "
The British Essayists: Tatler - Page 246
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 4

Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pages
...me into an Iron Cheft-, where I found Five Hundred more of my own Quality • who lay under the fame Confinement. The only Relief we had, was to be taken out and counted over in the freih Air every Morning and Evening. After an Imprifonment of feveral Years, we heard fome. Body knocking...
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The Beauties of All Magazines Selected for ..., Volume 3

1764 - 592 pages
...clapped me into an iron cheit, where I found five hundred more of my own quality, who lay under tlie fame confinement ; the only relief we had, was to be taken out and counted over in the ved ef their liberty during the whole freih air every morning and evening, night, they bite the noxious...
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The Perth magazine of knowledge and pleasure, Volume 2

1772 - 412 pages
...clapped me into an iron cheft, where I found five hundred more of my own quality^who lay under the fame confinement; the only relief we had, was to be taken out and counted over in the frefh air every morning and evening. After an imprifonment of feveral years ; we heard fomebody knock...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 4

Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...clapped me into an iron cheft, where I found five hundred more of my own Quality who lay under the fame confinement. The only relief we had, was to be taken out and counted over in the frefh air every morning and evening. After an imprifonment of feveral years, we heard fomebody knocking...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...an iron cheft, where I found five hundred more of my own quality who lay under the fame ronnntment. The only relief we had, was to be taken out and counted over in the t re Hi jir every morning and evening. After an ¡rhprifenment of fcveral years, we heard fomebody...
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The British Essayists: The Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 638 pages
...more of my o\vn quality who lay under the same confinement. The only relief vie had, was to betaken out and counted over in the fresh air every morning...heard somebody knocking at our chest, and breaking it oiKii with an li.immer. 'I his we found was the old rann's heir, who, as his father lay dying, was...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 5

British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...the hands of a miserable old fellow, who clapped me into an iron chest, \vherc I found five hundred more of my own quality who lay under the same confinement. The only relief we had, was to betaken out and counted over in the fresh air, every morning and evening, an imprisonment of several...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...old fellow, who clapped me into an iron chest, where I found five hundred more of my own qua-* lity who lay under the same confinement The only relief...somebody knocking at our chest, and breaking it open with an hammer. This we found was the old man's heir, who, -as his father lay dy-> ing, was so good as to...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 500 pages
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The British Essayists;: Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 308 pages
...the hands of a miserable old fellow, who clapped me into an iron chest, •where 1 found five huudred more of my own quality who lay under the same confinement....breaking it open with a hammer. This we found was the old nan's heir, who, as his father lay dying, was so good as to come to our release. He separated us that...
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