Heroines That Every Child Should Know: Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All AgesHamilton Wright Mabie, Kate Stephens The Floating Press, 2016 M10 1 - 285 pages From the stirring self-sacrifice of ancient Greek princess Alcestis to the battlefield heroics and later professional achievements of British nurse Florence Nightingale, this volume of biographical sketches geared toward younger readers showcases the accomplishments, virtues, and courageous feats of women throughout history. |
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... tell thee before I die what I would have thee do. Thou knowest how I have given my life for thy life. For when I might have lived, and had for my husband any prince of Thessaly that I would, and dwelt here in wealth and royal state, yet ...
... tell thee before I die what I would have thee do. Thou knowest how I have given my life for thy life. For when I might have lived, and had for my husband any prince of Thessaly that I would, and dwelt here in wealth and royal state, yet ...
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... tell me that this dead woman was a stranger. Why shouldst thou be so troubled, seeing that they who rule this house yet live?" "How sayest thou that they live? Thou knowest not what trouble we endure." "I know it, unless thy lord ...
... tell me that this dead woman was a stranger. Why shouldst thou be so troubled, seeing that they who rule this house yet live?" "How sayest thou that they live? Thou knowest not what trouble we endure." "I know it, unless thy lord ...
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... tell me; where doth he bury her? Where shall I find her?" "Follow straight along the road that leadeth to Larissa, and thou shalt see her tomb in the outskirts of the city." Then said Hercules to himself: "O my heart, thou hast dared ...
... tell me; where doth he bury her? Where shall I find her?" "Follow straight along the road that leadeth to Larissa, and thou shalt see her tomb in the outskirts of the city." Then said Hercules to himself: "O my heart, thou hast dared ...
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... be counted thy friend, yet thou saidst not that thy wife lay dead in thy house, but suffered me to feast and make merry. For this, therefore, I blame thee. And now I will tell thee why I am returned. I pray thee, keep this 21.
... be counted thy friend, yet thou saidst not that thy wife lay dead in thy house, but suffered me to feast and make merry. For this, therefore, I blame thee. And now I will tell thee why I am returned. I pray thee, keep this 21.
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... cannot set myself against the powers that be." "So be it; but I will bury my brother." "O my sister, how I fear for thee!" "Fear for thyself. Thine own lot needeth all thy care." "Thou wilt at least keep thy counsel, nor tell the 29.
... cannot set myself against the powers that be." "So be it; but I will bury my brother." "O my sister, how I fear for thee!" "Fear for thyself. Thine own lot needeth all thy care." "Thou wilt at least keep thy counsel, nor tell the 29.
Contents
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V Joan of Arc | 66 |
VI Catherine Douglas | 110 |
VII Lady Jane Grey | 141 |
VIII Pocahontas | 155 |
IX Flora Macdonald | 183 |
X Madame Roland | 197 |
XI Grace Darling | 234 |
XII Sister Dora | 245 |
XIII Florence Nightingale | 268 |
Endnotes | 284 |
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