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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... poor . ALEXANDRA , QUEEN of Judea , widow and successor of Alexan- der Jannæus , a wise and virtuous princess , who , contrary to the example of her husband , studied to please her subjects , and preserved peace and prosperity during ...
... poor . ALEXANDRA , QUEEN of Judea , widow and successor of Alexan- der Jannæus , a wise and virtuous princess , who , contrary to the example of her husband , studied to please her subjects , and preserved peace and prosperity during ...
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... poor , op- pressed people who had taken part with him , had been bloody and barbarous beyond all precedent , even in that bloody age . At the young queen's earnest request , a general pardon was granted by the king ; this mediation ...
... poor , op- pressed people who had taken part with him , had been bloody and barbarous beyond all precedent , even in that bloody age . At the young queen's earnest request , a general pardon was granted by the king ; this mediation ...
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... poor maids , companions of my retirement , as likewise all the rest of my servants , giving them a whole year's wages besides what is their due , that so they may be a little recompensed for the good service they have done me ...
... poor maids , companions of my retirement , as likewise all the rest of my servants , giving them a whole year's wages besides what is their due , that so they may be a little recompensed for the good service they have done me ...
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... poor , orphans , and widows ; built churches , and showed herself , in all respects , worthy the confidence of her son , who gave her unlimited permission to draw on his treasures . At her death , he paid her the highest honours , had ...
... poor , orphans , and widows ; built churches , and showed herself , in all respects , worthy the confidence of her son , who gave her unlimited permission to draw on his treasures . At her death , he paid her the highest honours , had ...
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... poor could have an oppor- tunity to warm themselves , during the severe winter months . Margaretta died , February 12th , 1486 , in her seventieth year , after she had lived a widow for more than twenty - two years . MARTIA , SURNAMED ...
... poor could have an oppor- tunity to warm themselves , during the severe winter months . Margaretta died , February 12th , 1486 , in her seventieth year , after she had lived a widow for more than twenty - two years . MARTIA , SURNAMED ...
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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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