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The Literary Women of England Including a Biographical Epitome of All the Most Eminet to the Year 1700 and Sketches of the Poetesses to the Year
The Literary Women of England Including a Biographical Epitome of All the Most Eminet to the Year 1700 and Sketches of the Poetesses to the Year Author:Jane Williams Subtitle: 1850 With Extracts Form Their Works, and Critical Remains General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1861 Original Publisher: Saunders, Otley, and Co. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edi... more »tion of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER 1. A. D. -1500. The Ancient Britons -- The Ancient Germans -- The Anglo-Saxons, including the Abbess Hilda, the Abbess Eadburga, Queen Osburga. Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians, and Queen Editha -- The Saxon Abbess Hroswitha of (randeraheim -- The Anglo-Normans, including Queen Matilda and Queen Adeliza -- Ceridwen, a Welsh myth -- Mary of Franco -- Translated works of Christina of Pisa -- English and French languages -- Lady Pclham -- The Daughters of John of Gaunt -- Lady Hnseo -- The Pastons -- Missive letters -- Queen Elizabeth Woodville -- Juliana, Prioress of Sopewell -- Devorguilla Balliol -- Queen Philippa -- Tho Countess of Ulster -- Mary St. Paul, Countess of Pembroke -- Queen Margaret of Anjou. " Your worthiness Remains recorded in so many hearts, As time nor malice cannot wrong your right In the inheritance of fame you must possess; You, that have built you by your great deserts Out of small means a far more exquisite And glorious dwelling for your honour'd name Than all the gold that leaden minds can frame." -- Daniel. Warton has aptly remarked that the ancient Greeks proved their high appreciation of feminine intellect by representing the nine Muses as women, and that, perhaps, their loftiest conceptions of wisdom, purity, and virtue were embodied in the Athenian Minerva. Among many ancient nations, women regularly officiated as priestesses: the oracles of Delphi and Dodona were uttered by women, and " Often as tho maids of Greece surround Apollo...« less