Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... arms and ran round the hearth , thus putting it under the protection of the household gods , to whom the hearth served as an altar . This festival was celebrated with great joy . Friends brought in their gifts , and partook of a feast ...
... arms and ran round the hearth , thus putting it under the protection of the household gods , to whom the hearth served as an altar . This festival was celebrated with great joy . Friends brought in their gifts , and partook of a feast ...
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... arms around him , and said , " King of the Lacedæmonians , be careful that we do nothing unworthy of Sparta ! This alone is in our power ; the event belongs to the gods . " When Cleombrotus rebelled against his wife's fa- ther , in ...
... arms around him , and said , " King of the Lacedæmonians , be careful that we do nothing unworthy of Sparta ! This alone is in our power ; the event belongs to the gods . " When Cleombrotus rebelled against his wife's fa- ther , in ...
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... arms , to soften the feelings of their parents . They pro . ceeded to the Sabine camp , dressed in deep mourn- ing , and knelt at the feet of their relatives . Hersilia described the kindness of their husbands , and their own 38 ROMAN ...
... arms , to soften the feelings of their parents . They pro . ceeded to the Sabine camp , dressed in deep mourn- ing , and knelt at the feet of their relatives . Hersilia described the kindness of their husbands , and their own 38 ROMAN ...
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... arms of her mother , or nearest fe- male relative , in memory of the Sabine women seized by Roman soldiers . Three boys , who had parents living , attended upon her ; one supporting each arm , and the third walking before her with a ...
... arms of her mother , or nearest fe- male relative , in memory of the Sabine women seized by Roman soldiers . Three boys , who had parents living , attended upon her ; one supporting each arm , and the third walking before her with a ...
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... arms , and asked her why she wept . The child embraced him , and said , " Don't you know , then , father , that Perseus is dead ? " The girl alluded to her little dog ; but Æmilius replied , " I hail the lucky omen ! " The Romans ...
... arms , and asked her why she wept . The child embraced him , and said , " Don't you know , then , father , that Perseus is dead ? " The girl alluded to her little dog ; but Æmilius replied , " I hail the lucky omen ! " The Romans ...
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