World Famous Women: Types of Female Heroism, Beauty, and Influence from the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeZiegler, 1881 - 458 pages |
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World-famous Women: Types of Female Heroism, Beauty, and Influence, from the ... Frank Boott Goodrich Affichage du livre entier - 1891 |
World-famous Women: A Portrait Gallery of Female Loveliness, Achievement and ... Frank Boott Goodrich Affichage du livre entier - 1871 |
World-famous Women: Being Phototypes of Female Heroism, Beauty, and ... Frank Boott Goodrich Affichage du livre entier - 1879 |
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Page 59 - Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who have sustained with glory the weight of empire; nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished characters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramis, Zenobia is perhaps the only female whose superior genius broke through the servile indolence imposed on her sex by the climate and manners of Asia.
Page 253 - After dinner with my wife to the King's house, to see The Mayden Queene, a new play of Dryden's, mightily commended for the regularity of it, and the strain and wit ; and the truth is, there is a comical part done by Nell, which is Florimel, that I never can hope ever to see the like done again by man or woman.
Page 186 - ... have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness ; then I desire of God, that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise mine enemies, the instruments thereof; and that he will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me, at his general judgment seat, where both you and myself must shortly appear, and in whose judgment I doubt not (whatsoever the world may think of me)...
Page 319 - ... action the reforming hand of the nation ; and her opposition to it, her inflexible perverseness, and dauntless spirit, led herself to the Guillotine, drew the King on. with her, and plunged the world into crimes and calamities which will forever stain the pages of modern history. I have ever believed, that had there been no Queen, there would have been no revolution.
Page 186 - Try me, good king, but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges ; yea, let me receive an open trial, for my truth shall fear no open shame...
Page 52 - Egypt and its sands, Like some grave mighty thought threading a dream, And times and things, as in that vision, seem Keeping along it their eternal stands, — Caves, pillars, pyramids, the shepherd bands That...
Page 380 - It is my intention to ally myself in marriage with the Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Deeply impressed with the solemnity of the engagement which I am about to contract, I have not come to this decision without mature consideration, nor without feeling a strong assurance that, with the blessing of Almighty God, it will at once secure my domestic felicity, and serve the interests of my country.
Page 288 - Arabian horse, which he could not know how to manage. I am reading an idle tale, not expecting wit or truth in it, and am very glad it is not metaphysics to puzzle my judgment, or history to mislead my opinion : he fortifies his health by exercise ; I calm my cares by oblivion. The methods may appear low to busy people ; but if he improves his strength, and I forget my infirmities, we both attain very desirable ends.
Page 280 - There is no example of any one that has died in it; and you may believe I am well satisfied of the safety of this experiment, since I intend to try it on my dear little son. " I am patriot enough to take pains to bring this useful invention into fashion in England...
Page 47 - ... viols, and such other instruments as they played upon in the barge. And now for the person of herself: she was laid under a pavilion of cloth of gold of tissue, apparelled and attired like the goddess Venus commonly drawn in picture: and hard by her, on either hand of her, pretty fair boys apparelled as painters do set forth god Cupid, with little fans in their hands, with the which they fanned wind upon her.