Private Memoirs Of Sir Kenelm Digby. [with] Castrations From The Private Memoirs

Private Memoirs Of Sir Kenelm Digby. [with] Castrations From The Private Memoirs PDF

Author: Kenelm Digby (Sir ).

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021832382

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The Private Memoirs of Sir Kenelm Digby are a treasure trove of anecdotes and observations, recounting the life and times of one of the most intriguing figures of the seventeenth century. Digby was a soldier, sailor, scholar, and philosopher, and his memoirs provide a fascinating glimpse into his extraordinary world. This edition includes castrations from the private memoirs, which were deemed too scandalous for wider circulation at the time of their writing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Private Memoirs of Sir Kenelm Digby

Private Memoirs of Sir Kenelm Digby PDF

Author: Sir Kenelm Digby

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781230321318

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ... fered to come in to attend them, Ursatius taking Stelliana by the hand, led her down the stairs into a garden that her chamberwindow looked into, all the several parts of which she narrowly observed. At length, the sun setting and a gummy dew beginning to fall, Ursatius asked her if she was not tired with walking, which intimation of retiring she taking hold of, they returned again to her chamber, that, by this time, was dressed up, and the bed made to receive her; when Ursatius, perceiving that she had a desire to betake herself to rest, pretending that she laboured yet of her late toil, he took his leave and wished her a quiet and happy night, commanding the old woman to attend diligently upon her; who, having helped her to bed, retired herself into an inner chamber. When Stelliana was alone, she gave liberty to her sighs and tears, to lament her cruel fate; but, soon recollecting herself, as conceiving those weak expressions unworthy of her generous soul, as long as there was any spark of hope left, she began to cast with herself by what means she might escape out of that tyrant's hands, whose lustful fury, she was confident, could not be long delayed, when he should perceive that his respect won nothing but words from her. She had observed how, in one corner of the garden, there was an arbour seated upon a mount which overlooked the wall: and, by that place she deemed that she might, most fitly, take her flight. Wherefore, when by her loud snoring, she perceived that her guardian was fast asleep, she rose with as little noise as she could, and, tying her sheets together, made one end of them fast to a bar in the window, and by that let herself down so gently, that she came to touch ground without any hurt; and then going straight to...

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