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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... possessed no female writers . In conformity with this erroneous theory , Mr. Duncombe's encomiastic list begins with Orinda - Catherine Philips ; includes the Countess of Winchelsea , Mrs. Cathe- rine Cockburn , Mrs. Rowe , the Duchess ...
... possessed no female writers . In conformity with this erroneous theory , Mr. Duncombe's encomiastic list begins with Orinda - Catherine Philips ; includes the Countess of Winchelsea , Mrs. Cathe- rine Cockburn , Mrs. Rowe , the Duchess ...
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... possessed great mental sagacity ; she made herself thoroughly acquainted with the English and French languages , and slightly with the Latin . She translated from the French the fourth book of Gerson's Treatise on the Imitation of our ...
... possessed great mental sagacity ; she made herself thoroughly acquainted with the English and French languages , and slightly with the Latin . She translated from the French the fourth book of Gerson's Treatise on the Imitation of our ...
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... indefinable attractive- ness of behaviour which is felt to be fascination . Lord * This fact rests on the authority of The Howard Papers . ' Herbert describes her as possessing " all the graces which 36 LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND .
... indefinable attractive- ness of behaviour which is felt to be fascination . Lord * This fact rests on the authority of The Howard Papers . ' Herbert describes her as possessing " all the graces which 36 LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND .
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... possessing " all the graces which belong to rest or motion . " Her prudent father went with her to France , and left her there , under the charge of a trusty kinsman . She was doubtless dismissed from her attendance on Queen Mary ...
... possessing " all the graces which belong to rest or motion . " Her prudent father went with her to France , and left her there , under the charge of a trusty kinsman . She was doubtless dismissed from her attendance on Queen Mary ...
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... possessed active ability of a superior kind ; and some of them were endowed with faculties of the very highest order . In this fresh spring - time of divine and human knowledge , educated minds , however , were braced up firmly and ...
... possessed active ability of a superior kind ; and some of them were endowed with faculties of the very highest order . In this fresh spring - time of divine and human knowledge , educated minds , however , were braced up firmly and ...
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