The gentleman-apothecary: being a late and true story / turned out of French [by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Anon].

  • Villiers, Claude Deschamps, sieur de, 1600?-1681
Date:
1670
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The gentleman-apothecary: being a late and true story / turned out of French [by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    M x LL be Gentleman. Devils place in the Story, as the more probable, and credible Relation of the two. | Timante Was now upon à tickliff point; if he fhould give over vifiting as he was wont, it might be taken for granted that the Report was true: And on. the other fide, if he fhouldgo, and be charg’d upon it, he had no way to comeoff, but by a flat denial of the FaG&, in which cafe, evidence would be given againft him out of his own mouth. Upon this deliberation he re- folved however to go ; but upon the very‘inftant of fetting his foot within the door , he fell into fo frange tan ap- prehenfion of her difpleafure , fuch an irtefolution of mind , and fo wonderful a trembling of the heart, as made him fufpeé&t himfelf to have a greater kind- nefs for her than he was aware of ; which troubled him the more, becaufe he knew fhe had a Servant already , one Kieandye, who was then in the Coun- try. In this diforder , up he goes to Aremintes Chamber, in whom. he found