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 & Bros., 1855 - 912 páginas |
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... retired to Samaria , leaving Alexandra at Jerusalem . Al- exandra attempted to obtain possession of the for- tresses near the capital , that she might eventually become mistress of the city ; Herod being informed of her attempts , sent ...
... retired to Samaria , leaving Alexandra at Jerusalem . Al- exandra attempted to obtain possession of the for- tresses near the capital , that she might eventually become mistress of the city ; Herod being informed of her attempts , sent ...
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... retired with her father into a temple in which he had taken sanc- tuary . Leonidas , some time after , was permitted to retire to Tagea , whither Chelonis accompanied him . A change occurring in the feelings of the popu lace , Leonidas ...
... retired with her father into a temple in which he had taken sanc- tuary . Leonidas , some time after , was permitted to retire to Tagea , whither Chelonis accompanied him . A change occurring in the feelings of the popu lace , Leonidas ...
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... retired to Syria , and raised an army , with which she approached the Egyptian frontier . Just at this time , Julius Cæsar , in pursuit of Pompey , sailed into Egypt , and came to Alexandria . Here he employed himself in hearing and ...
... retired to Syria , and raised an army , with which she approached the Egyptian frontier . Just at this time , Julius Cæsar , in pursuit of Pompey , sailed into Egypt , and came to Alexandria . Here he employed himself in hearing and ...
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... retired after the last defeat of Antony , and on the approach of Octavianus ; and when Antony gave himself the mortal stab , he was carried to the foot of the tower , and drawn up into it by Cleopatra and her women , where he ex- pired ...
... retired after the last defeat of Antony , and on the approach of Octavianus ; and when Antony gave himself the mortal stab , he was carried to the foot of the tower , and drawn up into it by Cleopatra and her women , where he ex- pired ...
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... literature and the graces of conversation ; for , how else could she have drawn around the fireside of a retired widow , the men of letters , and even the compliments of distant princes ? 64 of success would be given to a " woman с 33 со ...
... literature and the graces of conversation ; for , how else could she have drawn around the fireside of a retired widow , the men of letters , and even the compliments of distant princes ? 64 of success would be given to a " woman с 33 со ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from the Creation ... Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Vista de fragmentos - 1970 |
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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