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 AgeHarper & brothers, 1876 - 904 páginas |
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... afterwards , became king of Caria , and defended Halicarnassus against Alexander the Great . The revolutions which hap- THE daughter of M. Vipsanius Agrippa ana pened at that time , proved favourable to Ada ; she Julia , the only child ...
... afterwards , became king of Caria , and defended Halicarnassus against Alexander the Great . The revolutions which hap- THE daughter of M. Vipsanius Agrippa ana pened at that time , proved favourable to Ada ; she Julia , the only child ...
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... Afterwards , he disgusted his countrymen by his foolish and arrogant conduct , whom he also agreed to betray to the Persian king , on condition of receiving his daughter in marriage . His treason being discovered , he took refuge in the ...
... Afterwards , he disgusted his countrymen by his foolish and arrogant conduct , whom he also agreed to betray to the Persian king , on condition of receiving his daughter in marriage . His treason being discovered , he took refuge in the ...
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... afterwards destroyed all but Philemon and Bau- cis , who entreated the gods to make their cot- tage a temple , in which they could officiate as priest and priestess , and that they might die together . Both of these requests were ...
... afterwards destroyed all but Philemon and Bau- cis , who entreated the gods to make their cot- tage a temple , in which they could officiate as priest and priestess , and that they might die together . Both of these requests were ...
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... afterwards , di- vine honours were paid her . According to Diony- sius of Halicarnassus , Carmenta was born in Arca- dia , where she was known by her name of Nicos- trata . Her son Evander being implicated in an unintentional homicide ...
... afterwards , di- vine honours were paid her . According to Diony- sius of Halicarnassus , Carmenta was born in Arca- dia , where she was known by her name of Nicos- trata . Her son Evander being implicated in an unintentional homicide ...
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... afterwards Augustus Cæ- sar , emperor of Rome , Cleopatra accompanied Antony , and added sixty ships to his navy . It was by her persuasion that the deciding battle was fought by sea , at Actium . She commanded her own fleet ; but her ...
... afterwards Augustus Cæ- sar , emperor of Rome , Cleopatra accompanied Antony , and added sixty ships to his navy . It was by her persuasion that the deciding battle was fought by sea , at Actium . She commanded her own fleet ; but her ...
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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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