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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... suffered to escape , though the greater criminal . ADA , to arise from their opposition ; but instead of uniting with her , they applied to Leonidas III . , the other king of Lacedæmon , to frustrate the de- signs of his colleague . In ...
... suffered to escape , though the greater criminal . ADA , to arise from their opposition ; but instead of uniting with her , they applied to Leonidas III . , the other king of Lacedæmon , to frustrate the de- signs of his colleague . In ...
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... suffered a woman to reign in his place , gained admittance privately to her apartments , and murdered both her and her son . MARIAMNE , DAUGHTER of Alexander and wife of Herod the Great , tetrarch or king of Judæa , and mother of ...
... suffered a woman to reign in his place , gained admittance privately to her apartments , and murdered both her and her son . MARIAMNE , DAUGHTER of Alexander and wife of Herod the Great , tetrarch or king of Judæa , and mother of ...
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... suffered his unjust banishment with so much for- titude , was the wife of Marcus Aurelius Cotta ; and had a son , who was a man of great merit , whom she tenderly loved , but whose death she bore with resignation . Seneca , during his ...
... suffered his unjust banishment with so much for- titude , was the wife of Marcus Aurelius Cotta ; and had a son , who was a man of great merit , whom she tenderly loved , but whose death she bore with resignation . Seneca , during his ...
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... suffered while he was passing his evenings in the society of the beautiful and fascinating Aspasia , we shall hardly wonder at her discontent . If his wife loved him , it must have been for his mind , as he was not en- dowed with ...
... suffered while he was passing his evenings in the society of the beautiful and fascinating Aspasia , we shall hardly wonder at her discontent . If his wife loved him , it must have been for his mind , as he was not en- dowed with ...
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... suffered the same fate . AGATHA , A SICILIAN lady , was remarkable for her beauty and talents . Quintius , governor of Sicily , fell in love with her , and made many vain attempts on with disrespect . The canons of Loches , from a 67.
... suffered the same fate . AGATHA , A SICILIAN lady , was remarkable for her beauty and talents . Quintius , governor of Sicily , fell in love with her , and made many vain attempts on with disrespect . The canons of Loches , from a 67.
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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 |
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