Gems of Womanhood, Or, Sketches of Distinguished Women in Various Ages and NationsGall & Inglis, 1870 - 314 Seiten Sketches of European women plus Zenobia and a chapter on African women not identified individually. |
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... expression of anxiety was on his countenance while the two conspirators ' - as I afterwards jokingly termed them - unfolded their plot , in which I was to be principally concerned . " · The acquiescence of Flora Macdonald to guide the ...
... expression of anxiety was on his countenance while the two conspirators ' - as I afterwards jokingly termed them - unfolded their plot , in which I was to be principally concerned . " · The acquiescence of Flora Macdonald to guide the ...
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... expressed herself as being surprised that so much should be made out of what she had done in the cause of humanity to save the life of a persecuted prince ; and she longed to return again to her Highland home , now that she was free ...
... expressed herself as being surprised that so much should be made out of what she had done in the cause of humanity to save the life of a persecuted prince ; and she longed to return again to her Highland home , now that she was free ...
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... expression of the kindest benevolence ; Mrs Fry , in her simple Quaker's dress , which added to the height of her figure , though a little flushed , preserved her wonted calmness of look and manner , several of the bishops standing near ...
... expression of the kindest benevolence ; Mrs Fry , in her simple Quaker's dress , which added to the height of her figure , though a little flushed , preserved her wonted calmness of look and manner , several of the bishops standing near ...
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... expressed her admiration for a man who had so gallantly behaved under perilous circum- stances . Perhaps her interest in him was increased when she learned that he was a bachelor in the prime of manhood , and possessed of a competency ...
... expressed her admiration for a man who had so gallantly behaved under perilous circum- stances . Perhaps her interest in him was increased when she learned that he was a bachelor in the prime of manhood , and possessed of a competency ...
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... expression in his pallid features and low forehead . There was also something of a mysterious character about him . He was grave and uncommu- nicative . This he exemplified in suddenly leaving London , and not replying to Miss Landon's ...
... expression in his pallid features and low forehead . There was also something of a mysterious character about him . He was grave and uncommu- nicative . This he exemplified in suddenly leaving London , and not replying to Miss Landon's ...
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abode admiration affections afterwards Anne Askew appear army beauty became Boadicea boat brought cause celebrated character charms Church circle conversation courage court Damer daughter Dauphin death dreadful Duchess Duke Elizabeth emperor England English entered faith fame father favour feelings felt female Flora Macdonald France French friends gave Grace Darling hand happy heart heroine honour husband influence Isle of Skye Joan king Kingsburgh lady letters lived London Lord Russell Madame de Sévigné Madame de Staël Madame Guyon Madame Recamier manner Marc Antony marriage married ment mind mother Napoleon never night noble Notwithstanding Octavia Odenathus parents Paris party persecution person piety political prison queen received reign religious remained residence Roman Rome saying Skye society spirit St Petersburg succour suffering talented Tarquinia Molza tion took wife woman womanhood women writes young Zenobia
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 92 - They lightened their labour by singing songs, one of which was composed extempore, for I was myself the subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus.
Seite 215 - I know I have deserved my punishment, and will be silent under it ; but yet secretly my heart mourns, too sadly, I fear, and cannot be comforted, because I have not the dear companion and sharer of all my joys and sorrows. I want him to talk with, to walk with, to eat, and sleep with. All these things are irksome to me. The day unwelcome, and the night so too; all company and meals I would avoid, if it might be...
Seite 90 - I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward.
Seite 30 - Instead of the little passions which so frequently perplex a female reign, ?° the steady administration of Zenobia was guided by the most judicious maxims of policy. If it was expedient to pardon, she could calm her resentment ; if it was necessary to punish, she could impose silence on the voice of pity.
Seite 92 - The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.
Seite 239 - But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
Seite 34 - Roman people," says Aurelian, in an original letter, " speak with contempt of the war which I am waging against a woman. They are ignorant both of the character and of the power of Zenobia. It is impossible to enumerate her warlike preparations of stones, of arrows, and of every species of missile weapons. Every part of the walls is provided with two or three balista, and artificial fires are thrown from her military engines.
Seite 85 - I cast (as I believed) a last look on the surrounding scene, and whilst I reflected on the awful change that was about to take place, this world, with its enjoyments, seemed to vanish from my recollection.
Seite 85 - Descending from the tree, I found my horse devouring the stubble and brushwood with great avidity; and as I was now too faint...
Seite 183 - The young poetess was then only fifteen ; in the full glow of that radiant beauty which was destined to fade so early. The mantling bloom of her cheeks was shaded by a profusion of natural ringlets, of a rich golden brown; and the ever-varying expression of her brilliant eyes gave a changeful play to her countenance, which would have made it impossible for any painter to do justice to it.