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"Maidenhood"; and sculptural decorations for the new Capitol building for the state of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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The thought of "Maidenhood," the newly purchased horse, worried him.
The Indian Lily and Other Stories Hermann Sudermann 1892
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Maidenhood and of her Womanhood, as it were both to contend in her and to thrill upon her tongue, and to show out the lilting and pretty warfare of her spirit that did go dancing and dearly naughty in her breast.
The Night Land 2007
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Western Maidenhood, -- had so grown and beautified under her hands, that it had been voted worthy of a Home Exhibition; and its case now stood against the wall, awaiting mail day.
The Great Amulet Maud Diver 1906
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Longfellow -- for, as the sisters had learned, his culture soared beyond the newspapers -- and read aloud, with a fine confusion of consonants, the poem on "Maidenhood."
Bunner Sisters Edith Wharton 1899
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For a more complete answer to this question, compare the girls in these two poems: _Maidenhood_ (Longfellow): --
History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck 1897
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Maidenhood is the sister of the angels, the union of all good, the overthrow of evil, the domain of faith.
The Dream ��mile Zola 1871
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His most ardent desire continues to be that the work will be found a sure and safe monitor amid the difficult duties of Maidenhood and Maternity.
The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother 1859
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This is the second volume of the Maidenhood Series.
Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Oliver Optic 1859
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With her broad shadow, etc.Cf. Longfellow, Maidenhood:
The Lady of the Lake 1810
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