The Literary Women of England: Including a Biographical Epitome of All the Most Eminent to the Year 1700; and Sketches of the Poetesses to the Year 1850; with Extracts from Their Works, and Critical RemarksSaunders, Otley, 1861 - 564 pages |
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... admirable management of the monastery of Hartlepool , she proceeded to build the monastery of Whitby , in the North Riding of Yorkshire , and to regulate its discipline upon the same plan . Bede relates that " Her prudence was so great ...
... admirable management of the monastery of Hartlepool , she proceeded to build the monastery of Whitby , in the North Riding of Yorkshire , and to regulate its discipline upon the same plan . Bede relates that " Her prudence was so great ...
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... admirable for characteristic details . She was buried in King Henry VII.'s Chapel , where her tomb and effigy may yet be seen . The inscription is said to have been written by Erasmus . Granger mentions a portrait of her at Hatfield ...
... admirable for characteristic details . She was buried in King Henry VII.'s Chapel , where her tomb and effigy may yet be seen . The inscription is said to have been written by Erasmus . Granger mentions a portrait of her at Hatfield ...
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... admiration at the French Court . She ran a brilliant course of coquetry , but , nevertheless , took good care both of her heart and her reputation . After the death of King Louis , and the return of his young widow to England as the ...
... admiration at the French Court . She ran a brilliant course of coquetry , but , nevertheless , took good care both of her heart and her reputation . After the death of King Louis , and the return of his young widow to England as the ...
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... admiration , and the exercise of ingenious talents , she whiled away her brief period of splendid prosperity . The inconstancy and jealousy of her royal husband hurled her , as with a whirl- wind , from a palace to a prison . She was ...
... admiration , and the exercise of ingenious talents , she whiled away her brief period of splendid prosperity . The inconstancy and jealousy of her royal husband hurled her , as with a whirl- wind , from a palace to a prison . She was ...
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... admirable Sir Philip , whose intellectual pursuits she shared , and for whom she cherished the most tender affection . She had three sisters , and two younger brothers , Sir Robert and Sir Thomas . Sir Robert , having done good services ...
... admirable Sir Philip , whose intellectual pursuits she shared , and for whom she cherished the most tender affection . She had three sisters , and two younger brothers , Sir Robert and Sir Thomas . Sir Robert , having done good services ...
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