Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from "the Beginning" Till A.D. 1850. Arranged in Four Eras. With Selections from Female Writers of Every Age |
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Nor is female influence , though hidden from the public eye , of small importance . ... The sun is brilliant and powerful , giving light and heat to our planetary system ; all eyes may see his glory , all nature bask in his beams ...
Nor is female influence , though hidden from the public eye , of small importance . ... The sun is brilliant and powerful , giving light and heat to our planetary system ; all eyes may see his glory , all nature bask in his beams ...
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The agonies and agitations she had undergone seemed to turn her blood into gall : her eyes were sunken and hollow , her skin was disfigured by a dry , scaly leprosy , until this princess , who had been a miracle of beauty , such as the ...
The agonies and agitations she had undergone seemed to turn her blood into gall : her eyes were sunken and hollow , her skin was disfigured by a dry , scaly leprosy , until this princess , who had been a miracle of beauty , such as the ...
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luted by so many vices ; then turning to the people , and raising her hands and eyes heavenward , she exclaimed , " May the gods send me forth from this august palace , whenever I may be destined to leave it , even as I now enter it ...
luted by so many vices ; then turning to the people , and raising her hands and eyes heavenward , she exclaimed , " May the gods send me forth from this august palace , whenever I may be destined to leave it , even as I now enter it ...
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At fifteen , appearances were mending ; she began to curl her hair and long for balls ; her complexion improved , her features were softened by plumpness and colour , her eyes gained more animation , and her figure more consequence .
At fifteen , appearances were mending ; she began to curl her hair and long for balls ; her complexion improved , her features were softened by plumpness and colour , her eyes gained more animation , and her figure more consequence .
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To close her eyes in sleep that night , she felt must be entirely out of the question . With a curiosity so justly awakened , and feeling in every way so agitated , repose must be absolutely impossible .
To close her eyes in sleep that night , she felt must be entirely out of the question . With a curiosity so justly awakened , and feeling in every way so agitated , repose must be absolutely impossible .
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Página 128 - And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Página 349 - And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er. When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Página 349 - Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth.
Página 9 - For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Página 126 - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Página 38 - God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Página 160 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Página 428 - The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their...
Página 127 - He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy ; as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Página 6 - And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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| Título | Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from "the Beginning" Till A.D. 1850. Arranged in Four Eras. With Selections from Female Writers of Every Age |
| Autor | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale |
| Editor | Harper & brothers, 1853 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 9 Jul. 2007 |
| Largo | 886 páginas |
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