The works of Daniel Defoe: with a memoir of his life and writings, Volume 2J. Clements, 1841 |
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... soon as he was out of his hang- ing sleeves , and left off his boy's vest , indulged him with that kind of dress , which is truly an- tique and heroic . In this early part of his non- age he was brought to Edinburgh by his mother- in ...
... soon as he was out of his hang- ing sleeves , and left off his boy's vest , indulged him with that kind of dress , which is truly an- tique and heroic . In this early part of his non- age he was brought to Edinburgh by his mother- in ...
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... soon as they stood in the room . " The reader here sees that good and bad genii exercise themselves upon very little functions , knocking at beds ' - heads and ringing of bells . For proof of this we have the testimonies of two divines ...
... soon as they stood in the room . " The reader here sees that good and bad genii exercise themselves upon very little functions , knocking at beds ' - heads and ringing of bells . For proof of this we have the testimonies of two divines ...
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... soon as Urbana had lost her old husband , found that they every day lost their lovers , and it was a great fear among the pret- tiest maids that they should remain maids still , as long as Urbana remained a widow . She was the ...
... soon as Urbana had lost her old husband , found that they every day lost their lovers , and it was a great fear among the pret- tiest maids that they should remain maids still , as long as Urbana remained a widow . She was the ...
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... soon after the prediction . Some of the inhabitants of Harries sailing round the Isle of Skye with a design to go to the opposite mainland , were strangely surprised with an apparition of two men hanging down by the ropes that secured ...
... soon after the prediction . Some of the inhabitants of Harries sailing round the Isle of Skye with a design to go to the opposite mainland , were strangely surprised with an apparition of two men hanging down by the ropes that secured ...
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... soon at Rotterdam . Duncan met with some of his English acquaintance in that town , and his mind being pretty much bent upon rambling , and seeing all the curiosities , customs , and humours he could in all the foreign places he was to ...
... soon at Rotterdam . Duncan met with some of his English acquaintance in that town , and his mind being pretty much bent upon rambling , and seeing all the curiosities , customs , and humours he could in all the foreign places he was to ...
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Page 61 - It happened one day about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand.
Page 13 - I WAS born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull.
Page 64 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 5 - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Page 78 - I called him so for the memory of the time; I likewise taught him to say Master, and then let him know that was to be my name ; I likewise taught him to say Yes and No, and to know the meaning of them.
Page 35 - they are all dead, the man and his wife, and five children." " There," says he, " they are shut up ; you see a watchman at the door :" and so of other houses.
Page 18 - That he found and left Mrs. Donne very sad and sick in her bed ; and that, after a long and dangerous labour, she had been delivered of a dead child. And, upon examination, the abortion proved to be the same day and about the very hour that Mr. Donne affirmed he saw her pass by him in his chamber.
Page 16 - I had several times loud calls from my reason and my more composed judgment to go home, yet I had no power to do it. I know not what to call this, nor will I urge that it is a secret overruling decree that hurries us on to be the instruments of our own destruction, even though it be before us, and that we rush upon it with our eyes open.
Page 5 - I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : My God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his wings shalt thou trust : His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Page 37 - ... seen above the middle, death is not to be expected for the space of a year, and perhaps some months longer ; and as it is frequently seen to ascend higher towards the head, death is concluded to be at hand within a few days, if not hours, as daily experience confirms.