I HAVE often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man , and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer... The Saturday Magazine - Pagina 2151839Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1820 - 856 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughD2 ness, while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and D2 dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...all the energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidities and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can... | |
| John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pagina’s
...fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which hreak down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the...such intrepidity and elevation to their character, i hat at times it approaches to suhlimity. Nothing can he more touching than to hehold a soft and lender... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pagina’s
...fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters whiih break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him...all the energies of the softer sex, and give such ir.lv-pidity and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
| Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man,...energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidity _and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can be more touching,... | |
| 1832 - 410 pagina’s
...occasion to remark the fortitude, with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters, which break down the spirit of a...soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous paths of life, suddenly... | |
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