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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... death she succeeded to the throne of Caria , but was ex- pelled by her younger brother , Pexodores , who , in order to maintain himself in his usurpation , gave his daughter in marriage to a Persian lord | wifery . called Orondates ...
... death she succeeded to the throne of Caria , but was ex- pelled by her younger brother , Pexodores , who , in order to maintain himself in his usurpation , gave his daughter in marriage to a Persian lord | wifery . called Orondates ...
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... death of Agrippina ; he had injured her too deeply to forgive himself , and so he sought to appease his hatred by persecuting her children- and her two eldest sons were his victims . The character of Agrippina presents some of the ...
... death of Agrippina ; he had injured her too deeply to forgive himself , and so he sought to appease his hatred by persecuting her children- and her two eldest sons were his victims . The character of Agrippina presents some of the ...
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... death . But that Agrippina's arts seated her son on the throne of the Cæsars , there can be no doubt . In all this great historical drama , who was the manager , and most efficient actor ? woman , or man ? Whose was the superior mind ...
... death . But that Agrippina's arts seated her son on the throne of the Cæsars , there can be no doubt . In all this great historical drama , who was the manager , and most efficient actor ? woman , or man ? Whose was the superior mind ...
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... death of his wife Mari- amne . Though she knew the innocence of her daughter , she was so much alarmed for fear she should share the same fate , that she sought every opportunity of traducing her , and praising the justice of Herod ...
... death of his wife Mari- amne . Though she knew the innocence of her daughter , she was so much alarmed for fear she should share the same fate , that she sought every opportunity of traducing her , and praising the justice of Herod ...
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... death . She was probably about seventy - five when she died . Of her private life little is known . She was celebrated for her beauty , chastity , and in- tegrity . Pliny speaks of a temple dedicated to her . ARETAPHILA , OF Cyrene ...
... death . She was probably about seventy - five when she died . Of her private life little is known . She was celebrated for her beauty , chastity , and in- tegrity . Pliny speaks of a temple dedicated to her . ARETAPHILA , OF Cyrene ...
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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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