The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Том 1Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1835 - 306 стор. |
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... father of the maiden , solemnized by a feast . We are not told how far the affections of women were consulted in these arrangements , but there is every reason to suppose that they were passively guided by others . Among the Israelites ...
... father of the maiden , solemnized by a feast . We are not told how far the affections of women were consulted in these arrangements , but there is every reason to suppose that they were passively guided by others . Among the Israelites ...
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... father was high priest of the country . Jewish husbands seem to have had a discretionary power of divorcing their wives ; and no bargain or vow made by a woman was binding , unless made in the presence of her father or husband , and ...
... father was high priest of the country . Jewish husbands seem to have had a discretionary power of divorcing their wives ; and no bargain or vow made by a woman was binding , unless made in the presence of her father or husband , and ...
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... father had died in the wilder- ness without sons ; on which account they thought themselves entitled to a share of his possessions . Moses granted the petition , and ordained that in fu- ture , when a man died without sons , his ...
... father had died in the wilder- ness without sons ; on which account they thought themselves entitled to a share of his possessions . Moses granted the petition , and ordained that in fu- ture , when a man died without sons , his ...
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... father's side ; and Isaac and Jacob both sought wives among their kins- men . When a man died without heirs , the nearest relation was bound to marry the widow ; and if he refused to do so , she publicly accused him before the elders ...
... father's side ; and Isaac and Jacob both sought wives among their kins- men . When a man died without heirs , the nearest relation was bound to marry the widow ; and if he refused to do so , she publicly accused him before the elders ...
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... father said , " Take her according to the law of Moses ; " and the husband answered , “ I take her according to that law . " Benedictions were then pronounced both by the parents and the guests . The maidens sang a marriage song , and ...
... father said , " Take her according to the law of Moses ; " and the husband answered , “ I take her according to that law . " Benedictions were then pronounced both by the parents and the guests . The maidens sang a marriage song , and ...
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Сторінка 23 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Сторінка 10 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Сторінка 266 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Сторінка 8 - And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Сторінка 122 - I beheld another distressing scene this morning at the Place of Skulls; a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures, which were near. The people passed by without noticing the children. I asked them where was their home. They said ' they had no home but where their mother was.
Сторінка 215 - God; from all which it is most reasonable to understand, that some marks of divine favour and distinction were visible about him at his birth. His qualifications and endowments come next under consideration. He is said to have been learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians* and to have been mighty in words and in deeds.
Сторінка 244 - It is a narrow strip of cotton cloth wrapped many times round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou, the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner with white seashells. In Kaarta and Ludamar, the women raise their hair to a great height by the addition of a pad (as...
Сторінка 153 - Employment is the guardian of female innocence : do not allow women time to be idle; let them be the first dressed and the last undressed all the year round. " No in-door household work is repugnant to a modest and sensible woman. The shuttle and the needle are only the...
Сторінка 12 - She considereth a field, and buyeth it : with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Сторінка 12 - She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.