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I came before, to see if the Coast be clear. Bred. Ay, Sir; but what shall we do? here's Mr. Gayman come on purpose to shew you the Devil, as you desir'd. Bea. Sho! a Pox of the Devil, Man I can't attend to speak with him now. Gay. How, Sir! D'ye think my Devil of so little Quality, to suffer an Affront unrevenged? Bea. Sir, I cry his Devilship's Pardon: I did not know his Quality.
Those I have done to thee, though foul and barbarous, May plead the Excuse of Force but those to her, Not thou, nor I, nor she, or Heav'n can pardon. Friend. Heav'ns! My Sister's Wrongs, and mine, may plead Excuse, But those to her alone can ne'er be pardon'd. This place, Sir, is too open come with me, For I've desir'd, and now resolve to kill thee. Bel.
"I desir'd," wrote Cibber, "we might all enter into an immediate treaty with Booth, upon the terms of his admission. Dogget still sullenly reply'd, that he had no occasion to enter into any treaty. Wilks then, to soften him, propos'd that, if I liked it, Dogget might undertake it himself. I agreed. No! he would not be concern'd in it.
His own translations of Virgil have answer'd his criticisms on mine. I am satisfied, however, that while he and I live together, I shall not be thought the worst poet of the age. It looks as if I had desir'd him underhand to write so ill against me; but upon my honest word I have not brib'd him to do me this service, and am wholly guiltless of his pamphlet.
So that a Cartesian would scarce scruple to think he had found in this Stone no slight Confirmation of his Ingenious Masters Hypothesis, touching the Generation of Light in Sublunary Bodies, not sensibly Hot. I after bethought my self of imploying a way, which produc'd the desir'd Effect both sooner and better.
'It is the hardest thing in the World to be in Love, and yet attend Business. As for me, all that speak to me find me out, and I must lock myself up, or other People will do it for me. A Gentleman asked me this Morning what News from Holland, and I answered, She's Exquisitely handsome. Another desir'd to know when I had been last at Windsor, I reply'd, 'She designs to go with me.
Bridgar coming at instant with one of his men unto our habitation, I advised him not to hazard himself any more without having some of my men with him, & desir'd him, whilst hee was at my House, not to speak to the Indians. Yet hee did, & I could not forbeare telling him my mynde, which made him goe away of a suddain.
This affair hapned on Sunday was a week, and never before now came to my Knowledge; on that day the Master and 5 Petty officers desir'd to have a small boat to go a fishing; but instead of Keeping within the usual bounds and under the protection of the Ship, they went over to the Hippa on the Island, from which some of the inhabitants put off in 2 Canoes, as they thought to attack them; this Caused the Master to fire, and, according to the report of the old Man, wounded 2, one of which is since dead; but this last circumstance was soon after contradicted by another of the Natives, who Mr.
I thought it incumbent on me to Answer this Memorial, in which I desir'd His Excellency to take into Custody any one of my People that should be found trading even if it amounted to no more than one of the Sailors selling his Cloaths from off his Back for a Bottle of Rum for what His Excellency called smuggling I was very certain amounted to no more, and even this was only Suspicions of my own.
No sooner was this Prince plac'd on the Throne, but according to his Promises to them that invited him over, he conven'd the Estates of the Realm, and giving them free Liberty to make, alter, add or repeal, all such Laws as they thought fit, it must be their own fault if they did not Establish themselves upon such Foundation of Liberty, and Right, as they desir'd; for he gave them their full Swing, never interpos'd one Negative upon them for several Years, and let them do almost every thing they pleas'd.
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