Heroines of HistoryAlden Beardsley, 1852 - Всего страниц: 520 Colorful biographical sketches of 10 famous women in history. |
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... nature of Cleopatra to submit to so great an indignity . She claimed her rights , with a boldness and spirit which , among any other people , would have aroused a general and irrepressible feeling of enthusiasm in her favor ; but the ...
... nature of Cleopatra to submit to so great an indignity . She claimed her rights , with a boldness and spirit which , among any other people , would have aroused a general and irrepressible feeling of enthusiasm in her favor ; but the ...
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... Nature had made her the granary of the world , and she was far too valuable a prize to be either overlooked or forgotten . It had been the original intention of Cæsar to bring Cleopatra to Rome , and there to marry her . For that ...
... Nature had made her the granary of the world , and she was far too valuable a prize to be either overlooked or forgotten . It had been the original intention of Cæsar to bring Cleopatra to Rome , and there to marry her . For that ...
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... nature ; generous in dis- position , but often cruel and unforgiving ; sometimes abandoned , as it seemed , to the very lowest vices , and then , breaking loose from his degradation , exhibiting his character radiant with its old light ...
... nature ; generous in dis- position , but often cruel and unforgiving ; sometimes abandoned , as it seemed , to the very lowest vices , and then , breaking loose from his degradation , exhibiting his character radiant with its old light ...
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... nature , and rev- elled in debauchery and excess . She did not once make the attempt to restrain him , but gave encourage ment to every folly , and rejoiced whenever she was able to provide some new pleasure for his entertain- ment 40 ...
... nature , and rev- elled in debauchery and excess . She did not once make the attempt to restrain him , but gave encourage ment to every folly , and rejoiced whenever she was able to provide some new pleasure for his entertain- ment 40 ...
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... nature ; but the marriage had been based upon political considerations solely , and he soon began to tire of the restraints it imposed . Memory often dwelt upon the fascinating charms of the fair Egyptian , and he longed to return to ...
... nature ; but the marriage had been based upon political considerations solely , and he soon began to tire of the restraints it imposed . Memory often dwelt upon the fascinating charms of the fair Egyptian , and he longed to return to ...
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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.