 | 1878 - 578 sider
...to move out of our path for a moment to give a short account of her life and of her doings. "Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who...characters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramide, Zenobia is perhaps the only female whose superior genius broke through the servile indolence... | |
 | Euphrates river - 1879 - 218 sider
...memory of this remarkable woman. Modern Europe has had its heroines ; but, as Gibbon says, Zenobia is the only female whose superior genius broke through the servile indolence imposed on her sex by Asiatic customs. But she was scarcely less famous for her beauty than for her heroism. She was of a... | |
 | Horace Hills Morgan - 1880 - 474 sider
...of Palmyra and the East. Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who have sus5 tained with glory the weight of empire ; nor is our own age...indolence imposed on her sex by the climate and manners of . 10 Asia. She claimed her descent from the Macedonian kings of Egypt, equalled in beauty her ancestor... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1880 - 674 sider
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 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 sider
...Tetricus than he turned his arms against Zenobia, the celebrated Queen of Palmyra and the East. Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who...nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished char- s acters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramis, Zenobia is, perhaps, the only... | |
 | William Swinton - 1882 - 686 sider
...Tetricus than he turned his- arms against Zenobia, the celebrated Queen of Palmyra and the East. Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who...indolence imposed on her sex by the climate and manners of Asia. She claimed her descent from the Macedonian kings of Egypt, equalled in beauty her ancestor i... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 420 sider
..."a woman of a most divine spirit and incredible beauty ; " and of whom Gibbon affirms that she was perhaps " the only female whose superior genius broke...indolence imposed on her sex by the climate and manners of Asia." The historian adds: — " Her voice was strong and harmonious. Her manly understanding was strengthened... | |
 | William Swinton - 1886 - 690 sider
...Tetricus than he turned his arms against Zenobia, the celebrated Queen of Palmyra and the East. Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who...nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished char- 5 acters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramis, Zenobia is, perhaps, the only... | |
 | William Swinton - 1887 - 686 sider
...with glory the weight of empire, nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished char- 5 acters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramis,...genius broke through the servile indolence imposed on tier sex by the climate and manners of Asia. She claimed her descent from the Macedonian kings of Egypt,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1888 - 658 sider
...Tetricus, than he turned his arms against Zenobia, the celebrated Queen of Palmyra and the East. Modern Europe has produced^-, several illustrious women who...nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished char-^ acters. But if we except the doubtful achievements of 'Sem;iamis, $£//'' ,'; : Zenobia is,... | |
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Modern Europe has produced several illustrious women who have sustained with glory the weight of empire ; nor is our own age destitute of such distinguished characters. But, if we except the doubtful achievements of Semiramis, Zenobia is perhaps the only... 
