Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from the Creation to A.D. 1854. Arranged in Four Eras. With Selections from Female Writers of Every AgeHarper & brothers, 1970 - 896 páginas |
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... beauty of person would never have made her celebrated like Helen , the purity of her mind and the beauty of her character have given her a much nobler celebrity . The tragedy of Eu- ripides is a monument to her memory ; and her dialogue ...
... beauty of person would never have made her celebrated like Helen , the purity of her mind and the beauty of her character have given her a much nobler celebrity . The tragedy of Eu- ripides is a monument to her memory ; and her dialogue ...
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... beauty , wit , and skill in her profession . The honours she received , which are recorded by sev- eral authors , particularly by Plutarch and Athe- næus , are sufficient testimonies of her great power over the passions of her hearers ...
... beauty , wit , and skill in her profession . The honours she received , which are recorded by sev- eral authors , particularly by Plutarch and Athe- næus , are sufficient testimonies of her great power over the passions of her hearers ...
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... BEAUTY . Now smiling , gentle , timid as the dove ; Fair , fresh as flower just culled from vernal grove ; Her long , loose , sable tresses flowing back Over her marble neck and bodice black ; Crossed on her softly throbbing breast her ...
... BEAUTY . Now smiling , gentle , timid as the dove ; Fair , fresh as flower just culled from vernal grove ; Her long , loose , sable tresses flowing back Over her marble neck and bodice black ; Crossed on her softly throbbing breast her ...
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Woman's Record, Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women: From the Creation ... Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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