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That Washington had discovered a plot lay'd for his life and that of all Staff Officers, At New York, one of the Conspirators was hanged and several of the others confined in Jail.
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Success I should have in Merchandize: I lay'd out all the Money I had, and what I cou'd get out of England: And thus set sail from
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This was but a sorrowful Return to our Galecia, who had lay'd out her whole Fairy Present in these Indian Goods: She began to despair of making any Advantage: but her Factors, who had been up and down the Hundreds of Drury; beg'd her to try there once more, not with the Vertue of Chastity, for it was to no purpose; but they had great hopes that Repentance and Piety might take.
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This was but a sorrowful Return to our Galecia, who had lay'd out her whole Fairy Present in these Indian Goods: She began to despair of making any Advantage: but her Factors, who had been up and down the Hundreds of Drury; beg'd her to try there once more, not with the Vertue of Chastity, for it was to no purpose; but they had great hopes that Repentance and Piety might take.
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This Transaction, as well as that of my Woman before, were both very grievous to me; and did, as it were, take me down in my Wedding − shoes; but soon after appear'd a business more mortifying; for my Chamber − maid was found with child and lay'd it to my Husband, and produced a Promise of
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In short, the poor young Creature fell into the Trap they had lay'd for her, and consented to go with them to England: so they made their Coach carry them to Poisey, where they took Water, and away they went to Rohan; the Gentleman making Love to our young Lady all the way.
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I like them all so well, I will not have One lay'd aside.
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Foresight to avoid all the Traps lay'd in this Town, to ensnare and catch our Innocence: But my Ruin was by a young Girl, my Play − fellow, whose
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But, behold, when Morning came, he had so lay'd the Business, that the Sailors came with Noise and Hurry, saying that the Wind serv'd, and they were ready to set sail, so they arose in great haste to get to the Ship, and so away they came for England; she all the while believing her self his Wife; and that she had a great Cargo of Merchandize in the Ship.
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Thus this poor young Thing nibbled at the Bait they had lay'd for her; and they reply'd in delusive Words very fit to excite and improve their
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