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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... prince of Lybia , to ask him to invade Cyrene , and free it of its oppressors . When Ana- bus had arrived near Cyrene , Aretaphila , in a secret conference with him , promised to place Lysander in his hands , if he would retain him ...
... prince of Lybia , to ask him to invade Cyrene , and free it of its oppressors . When Ana- bus had arrived near Cyrene , Aretaphila , in a secret conference with him , promised to place Lysander in his hands , if he would retain him ...
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... prince . Her modesty , dignity , and grief had such an effect on Cyrus , that he made her his wife in every thing but the name , consult- ing her in the most important affairs , and following her counsels . He changed her name to ...
... prince . Her modesty , dignity , and grief had such an effect on Cyrus , that he made her his wife in every thing but the name , consult- ing her in the most important affairs , and following her counsels . He changed her name to ...
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... prince , equally celebrated for her beauty and her chas- tity . During the war between the Romans and the Gauls , B. C. 186 , the latter were entirely de- feated on Mount Olympus . Chiomara , among many other ladies , was taken prisoner ...
... prince , equally celebrated for her beauty and her chas- tity . During the war between the Romans and the Gauls , B. C. 186 , the latter were entirely de- feated on Mount Olympus . Chiomara , among many other ladies , was taken prisoner ...
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... prince of Lindos , in Greece , who flourished B. C. 594 , was celebrated for her enigmatical sentences , or riddles , composed chiefly in Greek verse . ANEW EPA CLEOPATRA , They her answer to foreign ambassadors . She herself gave ...
... prince of Lindos , in Greece , who flourished B. C. 594 , was celebrated for her enigmatical sentences , or riddles , composed chiefly in Greek verse . ANEW EPA CLEOPATRA , They her answer to foreign ambassadors . She herself gave ...
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... prince of his time , was much younger than herself . At her instigation , he conferred such extraor- dinary benefits on the Athenians , that they ren- dered him divine honours ; and , as an acknowledg- ment of the influence Lamia had ...
... prince of his time , was much younger than herself . At her instigation , he conferred such extraor- dinary benefits on the Athenians , that they ren- dered him divine honours ; and , as an acknowledg- ment of the influence Lamia had ...
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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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