The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Том 1Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1835 - 306 стор. |
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... temple on solemn festivals . Even in those days there was no dearth of invec- tive against the follies and vices of the sex . Solomon praises good women in the most exalted terms ; but he implies their extreme rarity by the question ...
... temple on solemn festivals . Even in those days there was no dearth of invec- tive against the follies and vices of the sex . Solomon praises good women in the most exalted terms ; but he implies their extreme rarity by the question ...
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... temple , she immediately " gave thanks to the Lord , and spake of him to all them who looked for redemption in ... temples of Sisera , her sleeping guest ; and of Judith , who deliberately bewitched the senses of Holofernes , that she ...
... temple , she immediately " gave thanks to the Lord , and spake of him to all them who looked for redemption in ... temples of Sisera , her sleeping guest ; and of Judith , who deliberately bewitched the senses of Holofernes , that she ...
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... to be un- harmed , a shout of joy burst from the multitude , and hallelujah resounded from the temple through the streets of the city . Her parents and husband congratulated her on this proof of innocence , her hair JEWISH WOMEN . 17.
... to be un- harmed , a shout of joy burst from the multitude , and hallelujah resounded from the temple through the streets of the city . Her parents and husband congratulated her on this proof of innocence , her hair JEWISH WOMEN . 17.
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... temple . There was a Jewish sect called Essenes , who were similar to the Pythagoreans , and in many points re- sembled the Shakers of modern times . Their name was derived from a Persian word signifying resem- blance to a hive of bees ...
... temple . There was a Jewish sect called Essenes , who were similar to the Pythagoreans , and in many points re- sembled the Shakers of modern times . Their name was derived from a Persian word signifying resem- blance to a hive of bees ...
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... temple are unsuita- ble to be described in these pages . When the Babylonians were besieged by the Per- sians , they strangled all the women except their mothers , and one other in each family , to bake their bread . This was done to ...
... temple are unsuita- ble to be described in these pages . When the Babylonians were besieged by the Per- sians , they strangled all the women except their mothers , and one other in each family , to bake their bread . This was done to ...
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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.