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Paul Scarron
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Paul Scarron : The Fruitless Precaution
'In the afternoon upon the Quarter-deck, the Doctor told Mr North and me an admirable story called "The Fruitlesse Precaution": an exceeding pretty story and worth my getting without book when I can get the book.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Print: Book
Paul Scarron : The Fruitlesse Precaution
'And so home, where I fell to read "The fruitlesse precaution" (a book formerly recommended by Dr Clerke at sea to me), which I read in bed till I had made an end of it and do find it the best-writ tale that ever I read in my life.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Scarron : The Fruitlesse Precaution
'but went home again by water, by the way reading of the other two stories that are in the book that I read last night, which I do not like so well as that.'
