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A
CYCLOPÆDIA
OF
FEMALE BIOGRAPHY;
CONSISTING OF
SKETCHES OF ALL WOMEN
WHO HAVE BEEN DISTINGUISHED BY
GREAT TALENTS, STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, PIETY,
BENEVOLENCE, OR MORAL VIRTUE OF ANY KIND;
FORMING A COMPLETE RECORD OF
WOMANLY EXCELLENCE OR ABILITY.
EDITED BY H. G. ADAMS,
Editor of the "Cyclopedia of Poetical Quotations" &c.
"O fairest of creation, last arid best
Of all God's works, creature in whom excell'd
Whatever can to sight or thought be form'd.
Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet!"
Milton.
LONDON:
GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, 6, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1857.
