 ... a generation of Amazons of the pen, who with the spirit of their predecessors have set masculine tyranny at defiance, asserted their claim to the regions of science, and seem resolved to contest the usurpations of virility.  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 516by Samuel Johnson - 1823Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1753 - 750 pages
...feen a nation of Amazons, who drew tie bow and wielded the battle-axe, formed incampments and wailed nations ; the revolution of years has now produced a generation of Amazons of the рев, who with, the fpirit of their predeceilbrs have fet mafculine tyranny at defiance, allcrted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...11$. bow and wielded the battle-axe, formed encampments and wafted nations ; the revolution of yean has now produced a generation of Amazons of the pen, who with the fpirit of their predeceCbrs have fee mafculine tyranny at defiance, aflerted their claim to the regions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
....drew the *54 THE ADVENTURER. N°n$. bow and wielded the battle-axe, formed encampments and wafted nations* the revolution of years has now produced a generation of Amazons of the pen, who with the fpirit of their predeceflbrs have fct mafculine tyranny at defiance, afferted their claim to the regions... | |
 | 1798 - 618 pages
...have seen a nation of Amazons, who drew the bow and •wielded the battle-ax,:, formed encampments, and wasted nations; the revolution of years has now...pen, who with the spirit of their predecessors have bid defiance to masculine tyranny, asserted their claims to the regions of science, and seem resolved... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...been a nation of Amazons, who drew the bow and wielded the battle-axe, formed encampments and wafted nations ; the revolution of years has now produced a generation of Amazons of the pen, who with the fpirit of their predeceffors have" fet mafculine tyranny at defiance, aflerted their claim to the regions... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 328 pages
...said to have, seen a nation of Amazons, who drew the bow and wielded the battle-ax, formed encampments and wasted nations ; the revolution of years has now...science, and seem resolved to contest the usurpations o£ virility. •'•••.•.•. . .. .Sonie, indeed, there are of both sexes, who are authors... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 336 pages
...wielded the battle-ax, formed encampments and wasted nations ; the revolution of years has now produced'^ generation of Amazons of the pen, who with the spirit...resolved to contest the usurpations of virility. . Some, mdeed, there are of both sexes, who are anthors only in desire but have not yet attained the fewer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...said to have been a nation of Amazons, who drew the bow and wielded the battleaxe, formed encampments and wasted nations ; the revolution of years has now...the pen, who with the spirit of their predecessors huve set masculine tyranny at defiance, asserted their claim to the regions of science, and seem resolved... | |
 | Europe - 1811 - 558 pages
...battle-ax, formed encampments, and wasted " nations; the revolution of years has now produced a ge" neration of Amazons of the pen, who, with the spirit of their...predecessors, have set masculine tyranny at defiance, as" serted their claim to the regions of science, and seem re" solved to contest the usurpations of... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 332 pages
...said to have seen a nation of Amazons, who drew the bow and wielded the battle-ax, formed encamp ments and wasted nations ; the revolution of years has now...to the regions of science,• and seem resolved to con' test the usurpations of virility. 2 Some, indeed, there are of both sexes, who are authors only... | |
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