Heroines that Every Child Should Know: Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All AgesHamilton Wright Mabie, Kate Stephens Grosset & Dunlap, 1908 - 281 pages A collection of biographical sketches of great heroines from ancient and modern times. |
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Page viii
... woman . The record of a fire department is usually a continuous regis- ter of the brave deeds done by those who receive very small pay for a very dangerous service to their fellows . It is not necessary to go back to the days of ...
... woman . The record of a fire department is usually a continuous regis- ter of the brave deeds done by those who receive very small pay for a very dangerous service to their fellows . It is not necessary to go back to the days of ...
Page xi
... woman withdrew from the table he was eager to know who the teller of these stories of heroism was and how she had happened upon such remarkable experiences ; and it was noted that a woman appeared in his next novel ! The stories in this ...
... woman withdrew from the table he was eager to know who the teller of these stories of heroism was and how she had happened upon such remarkable experiences ; and it was noted that a woman appeared in his next novel ! The stories in this ...
Page 4
... woman with thine arrows and thy bow ? " " Fear not , " the god made answer , " I have justice on my side . " " If thou hast justice , what need of thy bow ? " " " T is my wont to carry it . " " Ay , and it is thy wont to help this house ...
... woman with thine arrows and thy bow ? " " Fear not , " the god made answer , " I have justice on my side . " " If thou hast justice , what need of thy bow ? " " " T is my wont to carry it . " " Ay , and it is thy wont to help this house ...
Page 7
... as is meet to the god of the dead . And to all my people I make this decree ; that they mourn for this woman , and clothe themselves in black , and shave their heads , and that such as have horses cut off their manes , Alcestis 7.
... as is meet to the god of the dead . And to all my people I make this decree ; that they mourn for this woman , and clothe themselves in black , and shave their heads , and that such as have horses cut off their manes , Alcestis 7.
Page 10
... woman be adorned with gifts of thine . Who art thou that thou shouldest bewail her ? Surely thou art not father of mine . For being come to extreme old age , yet thou wouldst not die for thy son , but sufferedst this woman , being a ...
... woman be adorned with gifts of thine . Who art thou that thou shouldest bewail her ? Surely thou art not father of mine . For being come to extreme old age , yet thou wouldst not die for thy son , but sufferedst this woman , being a ...
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