The history of Leonora de Valesco, a Spanish lady, who, in an expedition against the Spanish islands in the West-Indies, was taken prisoner by the British; forced on board a ship of war, and detained several years by the commodore.--Her sufferings were extraordinary;--her adventures surprising;--her deliverance remarkable. The heroine appears amiable even in the midst of combat, and fighting with the bravery of a veteran. Resignation, fortitude, and constancy, triumph ever [sic] every obstacle. Translated from the admired works of Madame de Gomez.

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Title The history of Leonora de Valesco, a Spanish lady, who, in an expedition against the Spanish islands in the West-Indies, was taken prisoner by the British; forced on board a ship of war, and detained several years by the commodore.--Her sufferings were extraordinary;--her adventures surprising;--her deliverance remarkable. The heroine appears amiable even in the midst of combat, and fighting with the bravery of a veteran. Resignation, fortitude, and constancy, triumph ever [sic] every obstacle. Translated from the admired works of Madame de Gomez.
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Date of Publication 1801
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Notes AAS Notes: Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
"The diamond pin. A moral tale."--p. [86-94]
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Gomez, Madeleine-Angélique. The history of Leonora de Valesco, a Spanish lady, who, in an expedition against the Spanish islands in the West-Indies, was taken prisoner by the British; forced on board a ship of war, and detained several years by the commodore.--Her sufferings were extraordinary;--her adventures surprising;--her deliverance remarkable. The heroine appears amiable even in the midst of combat, and fighting with the bravery of a veteran. Resignation, fortitude, and constancy, triumph ever [sic] every obstacle. Translated from the admired works of Madame de Gomez.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17600, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17600. Accessed 2024-11-22. 

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