Heroines of HistoryAlden Beardsley, 1852 - Всего страниц: 520 Colorful biographical sketches of 10 famous women in history. |
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... men trembled when his name was uttered . The mur- der of his great enemy did not secure his friendship , as the counsellors of Ptolemy had anticipated : he treated them with coldness , and demanded the prompt payment CLEOPATRA . 19.
... men trembled when his name was uttered . The mur- der of his great enemy did not secure his friendship , as the counsellors of Ptolemy had anticipated : he treated them with coldness , and demanded the prompt payment CLEOPATRA . 19.
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... enemy were driven by his victorious arms , until the beleaguered city was relieved . Indifferent to peril , he shared every risk ; and each day the heart of Cleopatra warmed toward him , as she beheld him fear- lessly encountering ...
... enemy were driven by his victorious arms , until the beleaguered city was relieved . Indifferent to peril , he shared every risk ; and each day the heart of Cleopatra warmed toward him , as she beheld him fear- lessly encountering ...
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... enemies at home , not without canse , had brought discredit on his name ; and even his warmest and most faithful friends did not withhold their censures , for that he had not resisted the bland- ishments of the Egyptian Circe . Leaving ...
... enemies at home , not without canse , had brought discredit on his name ; and even his warmest and most faithful friends did not withhold their censures , for that he had not resisted the bland- ishments of the Egyptian Circe . Leaving ...
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... enemies , but with whom the timid king would not venture a battle , flying even from the petty scenes of action carried on along the borders , unless detained personally by the indignant knights , who burned to retaliate the insults of ...
... enemies , but with whom the timid king would not venture a battle , flying even from the petty scenes of action carried on along the borders , unless detained personally by the indignant knights , who burned to retaliate the insults of ...
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... enemies , in an age when the laws of chivalry demanded redress for the slightest affront . The two parties maintained their separate sovereigns with their respective courts , each enacting laws , as if the other was not in existence ...
... enemies , in an age when the laws of chivalry demanded redress for the slightest affront . The two parties maintained their separate sovereigns with their respective courts , each enacting laws , as if the other was not in existence ...
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Стр. 389 - I smile, And cry, content, to that which grieves my heart, And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions.
Стр. 311 - From Eddystone to Berwick bounds, from Lynn to Milford Bay, That time of slumber was as bright and busy as the day; For swift to east and swift to west the ghastly warflame spread, High on St.
Стр. 310 - ... to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Стр. 133 - I beseech the king my lord, that he will accept all my jewels, or such as he shall select, so that, seeing them, he may be reminded of the singular love I always bore him while living, and that I am now waiting for him in a better world ; by which remembrance he may be encouraged to live the more justly and holily in this.
Стр. 311 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm ; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
Стр. 344 - She repented nothing but, when the Lords and others, at Inverness, came in the morning from the watches, that she was not a man to know what life it was to lie all night in the fields, or to walk upon the causeway with a jack and a knapsack, a Glasgow buckler, and a broadsword.
Стр. 305 - I know the truth of that, Madam," said I ; " you need not tell it me. Your Majesty thinks, if you were married, you would be but queen of England ; and now you are both king and queen. I know your spirit cannot endure a commander.
Стр. 311 - Night sank upon the dusky beach, and on the purple sea, Such night in England ne'er had been, nor e'er again shall be.
Стр. 34 - She lay, and leant her cheek upon her hand, And cast a look so languishingly sweet, As if, secure of all beholders...
Стр. 297 - And the device of a castle of cloth of gold, set with pomegranates about the battlements, with shields of knights hanging therefrom ; and six knights in rich harness tourneyed.