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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... person singular , " as I only am responsible for the views this preface contains ) that I have found the true source of moral power in human nature , and also the way in which this power must be regulated and applied to ensure the ...
... person singular , " as I only am responsible for the views this preface contains ) that I have found the true source of moral power in human nature , and also the way in which this power must be regulated and applied to ensure the ...
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... person of obscure birth , high - priest , instead of her son Aristobulus , who had a right to that office , her spirited con- duct caused him to depose Ananel in favour of Aristobulus . Herod , displeased at her interfer- ence , had her ...
... person of obscure birth , high - priest , instead of her son Aristobulus , who had a right to that office , her spirited con- duct caused him to depose Ananel in favour of Aristobulus . Herod , displeased at her interfer- ence , had her ...
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... person would never have made her celebrated like Helen , the purity of her mind and the beauty of her character have ... persons in Rome were descended from her . Also it was her misfortune that the infamous Messalina and Nero were her ...
... person would never have made her celebrated like Helen , the purity of her mind and the beauty of her character have ... persons in Rome were descended from her . Also it was her misfortune that the infamous Messalina and Nero were her ...
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... person and plead it before him . This being granted , she came secretly into the port of Alexandria in a small skiff , in the dusk of the evening ; and to elude her brother's officers , who then commanded the place , she caused herself ...
... person and plead it before him . This being granted , she came secretly into the port of Alexandria in a small skiff , in the dusk of the evening ; and to elude her brother's officers , who then commanded the place , she caused herself ...
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... person ; which he managed to do by stealing in at one of the windows . When Cleopatra saw him , she attempted to kill herself ; but Proculus prevented her , and took from her every weapon with which she might commit such an act . She ...
... person ; which he managed to do by stealing in at one of the windows . When Cleopatra saw him , she attempted to kill herself ; but Proculus prevented her , and took from her every weapon with which she might commit such an act . She ...
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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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