Excerpt from Lives of Illustrious Women of England, or Biographical Treasury: Containing Memoirs of Royal, Noble, and Celebrated British Females of the Past and Present Day In forming the minds of the young, the destiny of the future is involved; and to a mother's teachings and a mother's love this important work is Committed. Her influence is now felt and acknowledged. But to Christianity alone the change is to be attributed. The light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, has shone with peculiar brilliancy upon woman, exhibiting her character in its truest dignity, and adding fresh lustre to her wisdom and her worth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.