 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
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...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,... | |
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