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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... soon accomplished . The profound policy by which she endeavoured to prolong her own government , and her watchfulness over the young Britannicus , are sufficient evidences that the son so loved in the perversity of maternal instinct ...
... soon accomplished . The profound policy by which she endeavoured to prolong her own government , and her watchfulness over the young Britannicus , are sufficient evidences that the son so loved in the perversity of maternal instinct ...
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... soon arrested as Christians , and com- manded to sacrifice to idols . Refusing to do this , the three sisters were put to death on the spot , and Anastasia conducted to prison . She was then exiled to the island of Palmaria ; but soon ...
... soon arrested as Christians , and com- manded to sacrifice to idols . Refusing to do this , the three sisters were put to death on the spot , and Anastasia conducted to prison . She was then exiled to the island of Palmaria ; but soon ...
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... soon became attached to her husband , who was an amiable though a weak prince , and on his death , in 1498 , she abandoned herself to the deepest grief . She retired to her hereditary do- mains , where she affected the rights of an inde ...
... soon became attached to her husband , who was an amiable though a weak prince , and on his death , in 1498 , she abandoned herself to the deepest grief . She retired to her hereditary do- mains , where she affected the rights of an inde ...
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... soon as Joan was conveyed to John of Lux- deemed the most incredible and important of her emburg's fortress at Beaurevoir , near Cambray , promises . cries of vengeance were heard among the Anglican partizans in France . The English ...
... soon as Joan was conveyed to John of Lux- deemed the most incredible and important of her emburg's fortress at Beaurevoir , near Cambray , promises . cries of vengeance were heard among the Anglican partizans in France . The English ...
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... Soon after , Pætus joined with Scribonius in exciting a revolt against Claudius in Illyria . They were unsuccessful , and Pætus was carried a pri- soner to Rome , by sea . Arria , not being allowed to accompany him , hired a small bark ...
... Soon after , Pætus joined with Scribonius in exciting a revolt against Claudius in Illyria . They were unsuccessful , and Pætus was carried a pri- soner to Rome , by sea . Arria , not being allowed to accompany him , hired a small bark ...
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