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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... thou , the sex's friend And constant patron , Richardson , attend ! " No doubt Mr. Richardson did attend to those " weak strains , " and he probably assisted in spreading their fame . As a record of many remarkable women , written with ...
... thou , the sex's friend And constant patron , Richardson , attend ! " No doubt Mr. Richardson did attend to those " weak strains , " and he probably assisted in spreading their fame . As a record of many remarkable women , written with ...
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... Thou sayest , Lord , whoso knock To them wilt thou attend , Undo , therefore , the lock , And thy strong power send . More enemies now I have Than hairs upon my head , Let them me not deprave , But fight Thou in my stead . On thee my ...
... Thou sayest , Lord , whoso knock To them wilt thou attend , Undo , therefore , the lock , And thy strong power send . More enemies now I have Than hairs upon my head , Let them me not deprave , But fight Thou in my stead . On thee my ...
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... " Think not , oh mortal vainly gay , That thou from human woes art free , The bitter cup I drink to - day To - morrow may be drunk by thee . " Lady Jane probably derived the thought from the Son of LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND . 53.
... " Think not , oh mortal vainly gay , That thou from human woes art free , The bitter cup I drink to - day To - morrow may be drunk by thee . " Lady Jane probably derived the thought from the Son of LITERARY WOMEN OF ENGLAND . 53.
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... Thou causedest the guilty to be loosed From bands wherein are innocents enclosed , Causing the guiltless to be straight reserved , And freeing those that death hath well deserved . But by her envy can be nothing wrought , So God send to ...
... Thou causedest the guilty to be loosed From bands wherein are innocents enclosed , Causing the guiltless to be straight reserved , And freeing those that death hath well deserved . But by her envy can be nothing wrought , So God send to ...
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... thou with it done ? What is become of him whose flower here left Is but the shadow of his likeness gone ? Scarce like the shadow of that which he was ; Nought like , but that he like a shade did pass . But that immortal spirit , which ...
... thou with it done ? What is become of him whose flower here left Is but the shadow of his likeness gone ? Scarce like the shadow of that which he was ; Nought like , but that he like a shade did pass . But that immortal spirit , which ...
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