A Journal of the Plague Year Part 11

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In which the melancholy effects of the plague upon both body and mind are briefly recounted, and the plight of three poor men resolved to escape the contagion by journeying from the city is related with careful particularity. Their prudent preparations and cautious travels through watchful towns illustrate the hardships faced by those striving to preserve life amidst the devastation.

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