Parisian women, who at the fatal epoch of the revolution, and in those days of horror, proved that sensibility has its heroism ; and that the affections of the heart can brace the nerves with an energy that mocks the calculations of danger. The Parisian... France as it Is, Not Lady Morgan's France - Pagina 118door William Playfair - 1819Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Deborah Kennedy - 2002 - 276 pagina’s
...moment to honor women's bravery during the Revolution: It was women, who, in those days of horror, proved that sensibility has its heroism — and that...affections of the heart can brace the nerves with energy, that mocks the calculations of danger. It was women who penetrated into the depths of dungeons,... | |
| |