Cleopatra as a Bluestocking
Everyone knows that when Anthony first me'i Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen was no longer young —she was, in fact, above forty. And everyone has more or less wondered wherein then lay her charm. Plutarch says that her beauty was not remarkable, but that the contact of her praeagffl® was irresistible. She was a wonderfal conversationalist, and a linguist, too. Cleopatra was, of course, a Greek, and a daughter of the Greeks, but she could speak with the Ethiopians, Troglodytes, Hebrews, Arabians, Syrians, Medes, Parthians, and many others in their own tongues. She was a great actress, too, knew all about cooking, was familiar with the country she ruled, and was versed in all the lore of the time. Plutarch’s account of this marvellous woman, and her almost fabulous life, i s given in full in the “library of Famous Literature.”
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4440, 21 August 1901, Page 7
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144Cleopatra as a Bluestocking New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4440, 21 August 1901, Page 7
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