Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... character of matrons . Menander says : " You go beyond the married woman's bounds , And stand before the hall , which is not fit ; The laws do not permit a free - born bride Farther than to the outer door to go . " Maidens were rarely ...
... character of matrons . Menander says : " You go beyond the married woman's bounds , And stand before the hall , which is not fit ; The laws do not permit a free - born bride Farther than to the outer door to go . " Maidens were rarely ...
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... characters at the theatre were performed entirely by men in disguise . Ladies of rank were at all periods accompanied by attendants ; and among them was generally some old nurse , or matron , continually about their persons . Two such ...
... characters at the theatre were performed entirely by men in disguise . Ladies of rank were at all periods accompanied by attendants ; and among them was generally some old nurse , or matron , continually about their persons . Two such ...
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... characters in Euripides says he never should have a good opinion of women , though all the pines in mount Ida were filled with their names . When a person's garland was untied , it was taken as a sign of his being in love ; and when ...
... characters in Euripides says he never should have a good opinion of women , though all the pines in mount Ida were filled with their names . When a person's garland was untied , it was taken as a sign of his being in love ; and when ...
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... character of Spartan women in the earlier periods of their history ; but in later times their boldness and immodesty increased to such a degree that they became a by - word and a reproach throughout Greece . In Grecian mythology , the ...
... character of Spartan women in the earlier periods of their history ; but in later times their boldness and immodesty increased to such a degree that they became a by - word and a reproach throughout Greece . In Grecian mythology , the ...
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... character , bearing this inscription : " Cornelia , mother of the Gracchi . " The rigid decorum of Roman manners may be inferred from the circumstance that Cato expelled a senator , merely because he kissed his wife in the presence of ...
... character , bearing this inscription : " Cornelia , mother of the Gracchi . " The rigid decorum of Roman manners may be inferred from the circumstance that Cato expelled a senator , merely because he kissed his wife in the presence of ...
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