World-noted Women, Or, Types of Womanly Attributes of All Lands and AgesD. Appleton and Company, 1858 - 407 pages |
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... virtues Did not go forth of us , ' twere all alike As if we had them not . Spirits are not finely touch'd , But to fine issues : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence , But , like a thrifty goddess , she ...
... virtues Did not go forth of us , ' twere all alike As if we had them not . Spirits are not finely touch'd , But to fine issues : nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence , But , like a thrifty goddess , she ...
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... virtue excited his vanity , and inspired him with double incen- tive to attempt the triumph over this admirable woman ; and it is to be observed , as a proof of Lucretia's character for invincible purity , that Tarquin never once ...
... virtue excited his vanity , and inspired him with double incen- tive to attempt the triumph over this admirable woman ; and it is to be observed , as a proof of Lucretia's character for invincible purity , that Tarquin never once ...
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... virtue . " Thou hast not failed in truth or purity ! " they exclaim ; " thou yieldedst to violence ! " And to her speech he has imparted a womanly tenderness , very character- istic of her modest worth , -gentle , yet firm and constant ...
... virtue . " Thou hast not failed in truth or purity ! " they exclaim ; " thou yieldedst to violence ! " And to her speech he has imparted a womanly tenderness , very character- istic of her modest worth , -gentle , yet firm and constant ...
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... virtue , to remain unasserted , —claiming no merit for its existence , satisfied with its simple possession as a part of woman- hood . Sir Thomas Browne says : - " Who knows whether the best of men be known ? And among women , such ...
... virtue , to remain unasserted , —claiming no merit for its existence , satisfied with its simple possession as a part of woman- hood . Sir Thomas Browne says : - " Who knows whether the best of men be known ? And among women , such ...
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... virtue , to preserving virtue , that she sacrificed honor for the sake of keeping reputation , and that good name was dearer to her than chastity itself . Her self - inflicted death , too , has been - treated as a crime , -judging it by ...
... virtue , to preserving virtue , that she sacrificed honor for the sake of keeping reputation , and that good name was dearer to her than chastity itself . Her self - inflicted death , too , has been - treated as a crime , -judging it by ...
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Page 48 - Julius bleed for justice' sake? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers; shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes? And sell the mighty space of our large honours, For so much trash, as may be grasped thus?— I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 15 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Page 130 - Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Let wealth, let honour, wait the wedded dame, August her deed, and sacred be her fame; Before true passion all those views remove, Fame, wealth, and honour! what are you to Love...
Page 111 - Music the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm : Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please : Our joys below it can improve, And antedate the bliss above. This the divine Cecilia found, And to her Maker's praise confin'd the sound. When the full organ joins the tuneful quire, Th...
Page 111 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Page 267 - I will tell you,' quoth she ; ' and tell you a truth which, perchance, ye will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me, is, that He sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence...
Page 35 - Repairs itself by rest. Our Tarquin thus Did softly press the rushes ere he waken'd The chastity he wounded. Cytherea, How bravely thou becom'st thy bed ! fresh lily, And whiter than the sheets ! That I might touch ! But kiss ; one kiss ! Rubies unparagon'd, How dearly they do 't ! 'Tis her breathing that Perfumes the chamber thus ; the flame o...
Page 99 - And blesses her with his two happy hands, How the red roses flush up in her cheeks, And the pure snow with goodly vermeil stain, Like crimson dyed in grain...
Page 66 - Her Ladies and Gentlewomen also, the fairest of them were apparelled like the Nymphs Nereids (which are the mermaids of the waters ) and like the Graces, some steering the helm, others tending the tackle and ropes of the barge, out of the which there came a wonderful passing sweet savour of perfumes, that perfumed the wharf's side, pestered with innumerable multitudes of people.
Page 288 - ... of men, and behind them as many women, with all their heads and shoulders painted red; many of their heads bedecked with the white down of birds: but every one with something: and a great chain of white beads about their necks.