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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... friends ; she seems to have fre- quently sent him books written by herself , or by her scholars , for the instruction of his German converts ; and on one occasion he accompanies his letter to her with a present of a silver pen ( unum ...
... friends ; she seems to have fre- quently sent him books written by herself , or by her scholars , for the instruction of his German converts ; and on one occasion he accompanies his letter to her with a present of a silver pen ( unum ...
Page 53
... friends , and a few lines of Latin verse . There is also extant a memorandum entitled ' Notes of a Con- ference Dialogue - wise , ' made and signed by herself , four days before her death , for Feckenham , the priest , who had vainly ...
... friends , and a few lines of Latin verse . There is also extant a memorandum entitled ' Notes of a Con- ference Dialogue - wise , ' made and signed by herself , four days before her death , for Feckenham , the priest , who had vainly ...
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... friends , not flatterers , encompassed round ; No spies nor traitors on his trencher wait , Nor is his mirth confined to rules of state ; An armed guard he neither hath nor needs , Nor fears a poisoned morsel when he feeds ; Bright ...
... friends , not flatterers , encompassed round ; No spies nor traitors on his trencher wait , Nor is his mirth confined to rules of state ; An armed guard he neither hath nor needs , Nor fears a poisoned morsel when he feeds ; Bright ...
Page 92
... friends about him for his comfort , managed his affairs , and did all that the most affectionate heart and the most comprehensive and acute intellect could suggest to procure his liberation and to soften his captivity . She had his ...
... friends about him for his comfort , managed his affairs , and did all that the most affectionate heart and the most comprehensive and acute intellect could suggest to procure his liberation and to soften his captivity . She had his ...
Page 95
... friends whom necessity , and not mistake , forced him to trust . He was as ready to hear as to give counsel , and never pertinacious in his will when his reason was convinced . There was no opinion which he was most settled in , either ...
... friends whom necessity , and not mistake , forced him to trust . He was as ready to hear as to give counsel , and never pertinacious in his will when his reason was convinced . There was no opinion which he was most settled in , either ...
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