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 ageSampson Low, Son, and Company 47, Ludgate Hill., 1853 - 888 páginas |
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... became but the agents of her will . In reference to the repose and prosperity of the empire under her sway , Trajan , in after years , was wont to compare the first five years of Nero's reign with those of Rome's best emperors ...
... became but the agents of her will . In reference to the repose and prosperity of the empire under her sway , Trajan , in after years , was wont to compare the first five years of Nero's reign with those of Rome's best emperors ...
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... became the mother of Julia , Pom- pey's wife , and was so beloved by her husband that he pronounced a funeral oration over her corpse . CRATESIPOLIS , A QUEEN of Sicyon , celebrated for her valour , after the death of her husband ...
... became the mother of Julia , Pom- pey's wife , and was so beloved by her husband that he pronounced a funeral oration over her corpse . CRATESIPOLIS , A QUEEN of Sicyon , celebrated for her valour , after the death of her husband ...
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... became a slave to Ulysses , and that he left her in the hands of her enemies , who caused her to be stoned . It is probable , however , that Ulysses himself was the cause of her death ; as it is recorded , that upon his arrival in ...
... became a slave to Ulysses , and that he left her in the hands of her enemies , who caused her to be stoned . It is probable , however , that Ulysses himself was the cause of her death ; as it is recorded , that upon his arrival in ...
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... became very extensive . Her first journey from Athens , the place of her birth , was into Egypt , whither she was drawn by the fame of a flute - player of that country . Her genius and beauty procured for her the notice of Ptolemy , and ...
... became very extensive . Her first journey from Athens , the place of her birth , was into Egypt , whither she was drawn by the fame of a flute - player of that country . Her genius and beauty procured for her the notice of Ptolemy , and ...
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... became a convert to the philosophy of Epi- curus . She married Metrodorus , one of the prin- cipal disciples of Epicurus , and had a son by him , whom Epicurus commended to the notice and re- gard of his executors . She wrote in defence ...
... became a convert to the philosophy of Epi- curus . She married Metrodorus , one of the prin- cipal disciples of Epicurus , and had a son by him , whom Epicurus commended to the notice and re- gard of his executors . She wrote in defence ...
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Woman's Record; Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from the Beginning ... Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
Woman's Record; Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from the Beginning ... Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
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