Woman's Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from "the Beginning" Till A.D. 1850. Arranged in Four Eras. With Selections from Female Writers of Every AgeHarper & brothers, 1853 - 886 Seiten |
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... passed into a proverb , that every eminently great man owes his talents as well as virtues to his mother ; yet still to cast contempt on female intellect has been and is the fashion with the greater portion of Christendom . Can a stream ...
... passed into a proverb , that every eminently great man owes his talents as well as virtues to his mother ; yet still to cast contempt on female intellect has been and is the fashion with the greater portion of Christendom . Can a stream ...
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... passed from Lybia into Asia , with a powerful army , with which she made great ravages . Opposed by Laomedon , king of Troy , she set his power at defiance ; and , charged with an immense booty , retook the way to her own country . In ...
... passed from Lybia into Asia , with a powerful army , with which she made great ravages . Opposed by Laomedon , king of Troy , she set his power at defiance ; and , charged with an immense booty , retook the way to her own country . In ...
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... passing his life in the hunting - field , caring nothing for the promises made to Abraham ; probably scoffing at the men ... passed at Gerar . Isaac was there guilty of a cowardly false- hood , and seems to have been forgiven , and great ...
... passing his life in the hunting - field , caring nothing for the promises made to Abraham ; probably scoffing at the men ... passed at Gerar . Isaac was there guilty of a cowardly false- hood , and seems to have been forgiven , and great ...
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... passed so obscure a life that no historian has taken the pains to note the period of her death . Her name remains in the archives of Venice , because through her means a kingdom was ac- quired . Her features enjoy immortality , for she ...
... passed so obscure a life that no historian has taken the pains to note the period of her death . Her name remains in the archives of Venice , because through her means a kingdom was ac- quired . Her features enjoy immortality , for she ...
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... passed the night previous to her trial in prayer , before the tomb of St. Swithin ; and the next day , she appeared plainly dressed , her feet and legs bare to the knee , and underwent the ordeal , in the presence of the king , her son ...
... passed the night previous to her trial in prayer , before the tomb of St. Swithin ; and the next day , she appeared plainly dressed , her feet and legs bare to the knee , and underwent the ordeal , in the presence of the king , her son ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 130 - And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Seite 351 - And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er. When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Seite 351 - Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth.
Seite 16 - For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Seite 128 - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Seite 40 - God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
Seite 162 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Seite 430 - The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their...
Seite 129 - He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy ; as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Seite 12 - And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.