Selections from Daniel DefoeMethuen & Company, 1922 - 131 strani |
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acquainted adventures Alexander Selkirk army asked Bargrave Bargrave's Bartholomew Fair battle began believe bodies buriers called camp Captain Jack Cavalier Church of England Colonel Jack creatures DANIEL DEFOE dead death Defoe Defoe's discourse Dissenters Drelincourt's enemy English favour fellow fetch fiction fight fire G. A. Aitken gentleman give glass-house Gustavus Adolphus hand hear heard honour horse infection Ingolstadt John Hayward Journal King of Sweden knew live look Majesty Majesty's Major Jack Memoirs mercy nation never Newington Green night pamphlet parish party peace person Plague poor posterity pretended Rag Fair river Robinson Crusoe rogues romances says the king Scots seems side Sir John Hepburn soldiers soul story street talk tell thing thought Tilly Tilly's tion told took Tory trade True-Born Englishman Veal Veal's victuals wicked woman women young
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Stran 100 - This Mrs. Watson blazed all about the town, and avouched the demonstration of the truth of Mrs. Bargrave's seeing Mrs. Veal's apparition; and Captain Watson carried two gentlemen immediately to Mrs. Bargrave's house to hear the relation from her own mouth. And...
Stran 93 - A True Relation of the Apparition of one Mrs. Veal, the next Day after her Death, to one Mrs Bargrave, at Canterbury, the 8th of September 1705...
Stran 100 - You have seen her indeed ; for none knew, but Mrs. Veal and myself, that the gown was scoured." And Mrs. Watson owned that she described the gown exactly ; " for," said she,
Stran 98 - Veal to read, who refused, and waived the thing, saying, holding down her head would make it ache ; and then desired Mrs Bargrave to read them to her, which she did. As they were admiring " Friendship" Mrs Veal said, "Dear Mrs Bargrave, I shall love you for ever.
Stran 88 - They are all dead, said he, and the house stands open, nobody dares go into it. A poor thief, says he, ventured in to steal something, but he paid dear for his theft, for he was carried to the churchyard too, last night. Then he pointed to several other houses. There, says he, they are all dead, the man and his wife and five children.
Stran 117 - We hang men for trifles, and banish them for things not worth naming ; but an offence against God and the Church, against the welfare of the world and the dignity of religion, shall be bought off for five shillings ! This is such a shame to a Christian Government that it is with regret I transmit it to posterity.
Stran 78 - and said no more, but repeated those words continually, with a voice and countenance full of horror, a swift pace, and nobody could ever find him to stop, or rest, or take any sustenance, at least, that ever I could hear 'of. I met this poor creature several times in the streets, and would have...
Stran 94 - I can confirm the good character she had from her youth to the time of my acquaintance; though since this relation she is calumniated by some people that are friends to the brother of Mrs. Veal who appeared, who think the relation of this appearance to be a reflection, and endeavour what they can to blast Mrs.
Stran 77 - The apprehensions of the people were likewise strangely increased by the error of the times ; in which, I think, the people, from what principle I cannot imagine, were more addicted to prophecies, and astrological conjurations, dreams, 35 and old wives' tales, than ever they were before or since...
Stran 3 - Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself.