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I also took much ghostly Pleasure in playing a Jest upon the Daughter: Whilst she was engag'd in Assignations with her Sweet-Heart, a likely 'prentice Engraver, I would tickle her Arse with a ghostly Finger, such that 'twould send her into Paroxysyms of Itches that no Scratching could relieve.
When lawyers shop... Ann Althouse 2009
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Publius, he engag'd them to remain at his House, 'till the Return of those Messengers he had sent to Rome, to advertise the noble
Exilius 2008
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But the Gods was pleas'd to punish all my Crimes in the Person of my Son; for he had enjoy'd this Honour but a very small Time, when passing one Evening in the Street, he was assassinated in his Chariot; but before he dy'd, he engag'd me to quit this wicked Way of Living, and to go ask
Exilius 2008
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I will not repeat the several Advances and innocent Efforts she made; for I being a Person not engag'd in their Rule of Living, was sent abroad on divers Occasions, so I was very often at this House, with this pretty
Exilius 2008
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You may believe I was push'd on by a violent Passion, otherwise I would not have engag'd myself in an Enterprize so ill founded, and so easily overthrown; but I trusted in the Opposition of your Parents on both Sides, the Disguise of Marcellus, which hinder'd him from appearing openly before you for his Justification, and the Interest
Exilius 2008
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War, and what they had to hope or fear from the Success or Overthrow of either or both Parties; their dearest and nearest Relations being equally engag'd on both Sides.
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Book, in which she was much engag'd, in particular in one Story, which
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Thoughts were too far engag'd with the noble Stranger, the generous
Exilius 2008
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Violence to my Nature, and engag'd one of my Father's Men to go secretly on this Errand: But first I order'd him to go to Bosvil's own
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Clodiusseem'd very sorry, and engag'd me to go to him, and assure him of all Kindness from Clodius, and to conjure him, on his
Exilius 2008
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