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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... YOUNG Roman girl , whose courage and pa- triotism entitle her to a place among the distin- guished of her sex . She was one of ten virgins who were sent as hostages by the Roman senate to Porsena . The young Clelia hated the enemies of ...
... YOUNG Roman girl , whose courage and pa- triotism entitle her to a place among the distin- guished of her sex . She was one of ten virgins who were sent as hostages by the Roman senate to Porsena . The young Clelia hated the enemies of ...
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... young princess , for whom she cherished so warm an affection . At first everything was done to bring pleasure and happiness to the young queen ; the particular friendship subsisting between her and her mother- in - law has been ...
... young princess , for whom she cherished so warm an affection . At first everything was done to bring pleasure and happiness to the young queen ; the particular friendship subsisting between her and her mother- in - law has been ...
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... young girls by whom she liked to surround herself . She also took great care of the education of her son , who amply repaid all her trouble . She died of grief at his loss . Her works are a " Con- templation of the Nativity and Passion ...
... young girls by whom she liked to surround herself . She also took great care of the education of her son , who amply repaid all her trouble . She died of grief at his loss . Her works are a " Con- templation of the Nativity and Passion ...
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... young women , and repaired and beautified convents and churches ; in order to do this , she was obliged to use the greatest self - denial in her personal expenses . Her father , for a long time , resisted her desire of taking the veil ...
... young women , and repaired and beautified convents and churches ; in order to do this , she was obliged to use the greatest self - denial in her personal expenses . Her father , for a long time , resisted her desire of taking the veil ...
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... young she had committed to memory nearly all of Milton , Pope , Thomson , Young , and several other poets . When she was about seventeen her father failed in business , and Miss Adams was obliged to exert herself for her own maintenance ...
... young she had committed to memory nearly all of Milton , Pope , Thomson , Young , and several other poets . When she was about seventeen her father failed in business , and Miss Adams was obliged to exert herself for her own maintenance ...
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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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