[The History of John Bull by John Arbuthnot]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of John Bull CHAPTER XVI 7/10
I do therefore affirm, and I will go to death with it, that, being his clothier, you ought to put him in quiet possession of his estate, and with the same generous spirit you have begun it complete the good work.
If you persist in the bad measures you are now in, what must become of the three poor orphans! My heart bleeds for the poor girls. JOHN BULL .-- You are all very eloquent persons, but give me leave to tell you you express a great deal more concern for the three girls than for me.
I think my interest ought to be considered in the first place.
As for you, Hocus, I can't but say you have managed my lawsuit with great address and much to my honour, and, though I say it, you have been well paid for it.
Why must the burden be taken off Frog's back and laid upon my shoulders? He can drive about his own parks and fields in his gilt chariot, when I have been forced to mortgage my estate; his note will go farther than my bond.
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