Excerpt from The Fairiest: Or Surprising and Entertaining Adventures of the Aerial Beings<br><br>There lived on the frontiers an old lord, who had feen full fourfcore years, and was a man of extraordi nary parts, but had partaken in much of the frowns of fortune; that he was very much reduced, and had bore all his ill fortune with more patience, had not three beautiful daughters {hated it with him. But as they were women of good fenle, they never murmured at their misfortunes, but rather, when they {poke, com forted their father, than added to his afflictions. In this manner they lived with him in an old country-houfe, free from ambition, when this ordinance reached the old gentleman's ear; who called l'lls daughters, and, with a countenance that difcovered the grief of his mind, faid to them, What (hall we do? The king has or dered all perlons of diftinétion in his dominions 'to ferve him againlt the emperor, or pay luch a fine, wh'ch I am n 't able to do; and thele extremities will either coft me my life, or be our ruin.' His three daughters were as much concerned as himfelf at this news, but yet defired him not to be dilheartened, fince they were perfuaded fome remedy might be found out. The next day, the eldelt went to her father, as he was walking melancholy in his little orchard, and faid to him, Icome my lord, to entreat you to let me go to the army; I am of an advantage 1113 height enough, and robult: lwill dreis mylel f m men 's cloaths, and pals for your (on: ifi do no heroic aetions, l (hall however fave you a journey or the tax, which is a great deal in our circumflances.' The count embraced her tcnderly, and at firlt oppofed f 1 extraordinary a defign.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.