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Quotation from The Fair Jilt by Aphra Behn
“I do not pretend here to entertain you with a feign'd Story, or any Thing piec'd together with romantick Accidents; but every Circumstance, to a Tittle, is Truth”
The Fair Jilt, Introductory remarks, before the account of the Beguines
Behn's claim of truth, followed by her statement that she was an eyewitness to much of the action.
Citation: "I do not pretend here to entertain you with a feign'd Story, or any Thing piec'd together with romantick Accidents; but every Circumstance, to a Tittle, is Truth" — Aphra Behn, The Fair Jilt, Introductory remarks, before the account of the Beguines. (id behn-the-fair-jilt-q2)
