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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... friends in Europe , who have procured for me books and portraits not to be found in our country . Mrs. Mary Howitt has been very kind in her assistance , and I am happy to thank her thus publicly . Professor Charles E. Blumenthal ...
... friends in Europe , who have procured for me books and portraits not to be found in our country . Mrs. Mary Howitt has been very kind in her assistance , and I am happy to thank her thus publicly . Professor Charles E. Blumenthal ...
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... friends , snatched burning coals from the fire , and thrusting them in her mouth , held them there till she was suffocated , B. C. 42 . The character of Portia appears to have been much nearer the common standard of high - bred women ...
... friends , snatched burning coals from the fire , and thrusting them in her mouth , held them there till she was suffocated , B. C. 42 . The character of Portia appears to have been much nearer the common standard of high - bred women ...
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... friends , and acknowledging his gratitude towards them , he expressed his resolution of not surviving his misfortunes , but of setting his house on fire and perishing in the flames . They remon- strated in vain , and at length were ...
... friends , and acknowledging his gratitude towards them , he expressed his resolution of not surviving his misfortunes , but of setting his house on fire and perishing in the flames . They remon- strated in vain , and at length were ...
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... friends , and that if , at any time , their advice militates with your own opinion or the advice of others , you ... FRIEND , 44 The family are all retired to rest ; the busy scenes of the day are over ; a day which I wished to have ...
... friends , and that if , at any time , their advice militates with your own opinion or the advice of others , you ... FRIEND , 44 The family are all retired to rest ; the busy scenes of the day are over ; a day which I wished to have ...
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... friends miserable by this constant distrust and apprehen- sion , and is now , in a languishing and declining state , sent southward to try the change of air for herself , while all the time the child is one of the most healthy ...
... friends miserable by this constant distrust and apprehen- sion , and is now , in a languishing and declining state , sent southward to try the change of air for herself , while all the time the child is one of the most healthy ...
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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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