The Heroines of HistoryCarlton & Porter, 1854 - 386 Seiten |
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... Aurelian , the prov- ince of Bithynia had already shaken off all but nom- inal allegiance to the Roman empire . The new emperor , however , was not of a temper to endure tamely the loss of that vast wealth which had formerly found its ...
... Aurelian , the prov- ince of Bithynia had already shaken off all but nom- inal allegiance to the Roman empire . The new emperor , however , was not of a temper to endure tamely the loss of that vast wealth which had formerly found its ...
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... Aurelian was admitted into Tyana , though not until after an obstinate siege had served to forewarn him of the indomitable spirit of the woman he was about to oppose . It is a noble trait of the generous , though fierce disposition of ...
... Aurelian was admitted into Tyana , though not until after an obstinate siege had served to forewarn him of the indomitable spirit of the woman he was about to oppose . It is a noble trait of the generous , though fierce disposition of ...
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... Aurelian proved but feeble opponents . The queen's troops soon put them to flight , but becoming engaged in a laborious pursuit , were at length conquered , less by the enemy , than by fatigue . Meanwhile , after the first onset , the ...
... Aurelian proved but feeble opponents . The queen's troops soon put them to flight , but becoming engaged in a laborious pursuit , were at length conquered , less by the enemy , than by fatigue . Meanwhile , after the first onset , the ...
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... Aurelian , exasperated to the utmost , redoubled his efforts to subdue his heroic adversary . The expectations of Zenobia were disappointed by the death of Sapor , King of Persia , from whom she had looked for succor , and hearing that ...
... Aurelian , exasperated to the utmost , redoubled his efforts to subdue his heroic adversary . The expectations of Zenobia were disappointed by the death of Sapor , King of Persia , from whom she had looked for succor , and hearing that ...
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... Aurelian , by directing his vengeance toward her ministers , to whom she imputed the guilt of her resistance . To this weakness , which we pity , yet , because of the general evanescence of feminine courage , are not astonished to find ...
... Aurelian , by directing his vengeance toward her ministers , to whom she imputed the guilt of her resistance . To this weakness , which we pity , yet , because of the general evanescence of feminine courage , are not astonished to find ...
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200 Mulberry-street admiration Advocate and Journal afterward Antony appears arrived Aspasia attended Aurelian beautiful brother Cæsar castle Catherine Catherine de Medici cause character Charles Christian Church Cleopatra countess courage court crown D'Aubigné daughter death declared Duke Edward Elizabeth endeavored enemy England English event eyes faith fatal fate father favor favorite fearful France friends grace grief hand heart Henry Herod honor Huguenots husband interest Isabella Jane Joan Julius Cæsar king King of Navarre king's lady less Lord Louis Madame Madame de Maintenon Madame de Villette Margaret Mariamne Marie Antoinette marriage Mary Mary's ment mind mother Muslin nature never New-York noble Pætus period person Philippa possessed present prince Prince of Condé princess prisoner Ptolemy queen received reign rendered replied Roman royal scarcely Scarron scene Semiramis sister sovereign speedily spirit success tears throne tion took unfortunate widow wife woman young youth Zenobia
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Seite 89 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them...
Seite 89 - So many mermaids, tended her i' the eyes, And made their bends adornings ; at the helm A seeming mermaid steers; the silken tackle Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands That yarely frame the office. From the barge A strange invisible perfume hits the sense Of the adjacent wharfs. The city cast Her people out upon her, and Antony, Enthron'd i...
Seite 89 - O'er-picturing that Venus where we see The fancy outwork nature: on each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling Cupids, With divers-colour'd fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool, And what they undid did . . . Her gentlewomen, like the Nereides, So many mermaids, tended her i...
Seite 265 - I undertake the enterprise for my own crown of Castile, and will pledge my jewels to raise the necessary funds.
Seite 292 - These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Seite 159 - Every man regarded her marvellously: the king himself could not withhold his regarding of her; for he thought that he never saw before so noble nor so fair a lady. He was stricken therewith to the heart with a sparkle of fine love that endured long after: he thought no lady in the world so worthy to be loved as she. Thus they entered into the castle hand in hand : the lady led him first into the hall and after into the chamber, nobly apparelled.
Seite 242 - We," said the Justiza to the king in name of his highspirited barons, " who are each of us as good, and who are altogether more powerful than you, promise obedience to your government, if you maintain our rights and liberties ; but if not, not.
Seite 168 - Heaven has but Our sorrow for our sins; and then delights To pardon erring man : Sweet mercy seems Its darling attribute, which limits justice; As if there were degrees in infinite, And infinite would rather want perfection Than punish to extent.
Seite 215 - THIS was the first blood spilt in that fatal quarrel which was not finished in less than a course of thirty years, which was signalized by twelve pitched battles, which opened a scene of extraordinary fierceness ness and cruelty, is computed to have cost the lives c H of eighty princes of the blood, and almost entirely annihilated the ancient nobility of England.