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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... talents , prudence , an extraordinary eloquence , and a gen- erosity and magnanimity of mind truly Roman . Unmoved by all reverses of fortune , she showed herself equally dignified when wife to Cæsar , sena- tor of Rome , as when ...
... talents , prudence , an extraordinary eloquence , and a gen- erosity and magnanimity of mind truly Roman . Unmoved by all reverses of fortune , she showed herself equally dignified when wife to Cæsar , sena- tor of Rome , as when ...
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... talents , particularly music , and exalted her talents by her virtue . She received homage from sovereign pontiffs and kings ; and , that eve- rything relating to her might be singular , lived more than a century . " FLORE DE ROSE , WAS ...
... talents , particularly music , and exalted her talents by her virtue . She received homage from sovereign pontiffs and kings ; and , that eve- rything relating to her might be singular , lived more than a century . " FLORE DE ROSE , WAS ...
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... talent , by translating , when eleven years old , one of Pe- trarch's Canzoni , with a harmony of style wonder- ful ... talents , which she continued to cultivate in her retirement , rendered her at length an object of celebrity and ...
... talent , by translating , when eleven years old , one of Pe- trarch's Canzoni , with a harmony of style wonder- ful ... talents , which she continued to cultivate in her retirement , rendered her at length an object of celebrity and ...
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... talents of the writer ; and they have a value beyond what the highest genius could give - the stamp of truth , piety ... talent were re- AN English writer , was the only daughter of Dr. 162 AG AI.
... talents of the writer ; and they have a value beyond what the highest genius could give - the stamp of truth , piety ... talent were re- AN English writer , was the only daughter of Dr. 162 AG AI.
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... talents and tastes obtained complete develop- ment . Her house at Venice became the resort of all the noted characters resident in Italy , or visit- ing its storied land . Lord Byron , Cuvier , Canova , Denon , Foscolo and Humboldt ...
... talents and tastes obtained complete develop- ment . Her house at Venice became the resort of all the noted characters resident in Italy , or visit- ing its storied land . Lord Byron , Cuvier , Canova , Denon , Foscolo and Humboldt ...
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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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