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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... returned he again ordered Alexandra to be confined . But Alexandra showed great terror , if the account be true , and cowardice , when the jealousy of Herod induced him to order the death of his wife Mari- amne . Though she knew the ...
... returned he again ordered Alexandra to be confined . But Alexandra showed great terror , if the account be true , and cowardice , when the jealousy of Herod induced him to order the death of his wife Mari- amne . Though she knew the ...
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Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. of the emperor . Agrippina , wife of Germanicus , returned to Rome , bearing in an urn the ashes of her husband , and joined with Antonia in demand- ing , but in vain , vengeance of the Senate . Claudius , her ...
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale. of the emperor . Agrippina , wife of Germanicus , returned to Rome , bearing in an urn the ashes of her husband , and joined with Antonia in demand- ing , but in vain , vengeance of the Senate . Claudius , her ...
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... returned a resolute refusal ; and , placing one of her chil- dren in her husband's arms , and taking the other in her own , she went with him into banishment . CHIOMARA , THE heroic wife of Ortiagon , a Gaulish prince , equally ...
... returned a resolute refusal ; and , placing one of her chil- dren in her husband's arms , and taking the other in her own , she went with him into banishment . CHIOMARA , THE heroic wife of Ortiagon , a Gaulish prince , equally ...
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... returned to Rome , where , falling out with Fulvia , he could not decide the quarrel but with the sword . She retired to Præneste , and withdrew thither the senators and knights of her party ; she armed herself in person , gave the word ...
... returned to Rome , where , falling out with Fulvia , he could not decide the quarrel but with the sword . She retired to Præneste , and withdrew thither the senators and knights of her party ; she armed herself in person , gave the word ...
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... returned to Bethulia , where the head of Holofernes being displayed on the gates of the city , struck his army with dismay , and they were entirely defeated . The high - priest Joachim came from Jerusalem to Bethulia to compliment ...
... returned to Bethulia , where the head of Holofernes being displayed on the gates of the city , struck his army with dismay , and they were entirely defeated . The high - priest Joachim came from Jerusalem to Bethulia to compliment ...
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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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