Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... father . In consequence of this , the women conspired against her , and soon after drove her from the kingdom . The ... father's flocks on the mountains of Arcadia ; and when she was queen of Ithaca , her son bids her at- tend to the ...
... father . In consequence of this , the women conspired against her , and soon after drove her from the kingdom . The ... father's flocks on the mountains of Arcadia ; and when she was queen of Ithaca , her son bids her at- tend to the ...
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... father's coast , went down to the shore , accompanied by her maidens , to wash clothes ; and princess as she was , she carried her dinner with her . Women grinding corn , after the manner of the Is- raelites , are alluded to by old ...
... father's coast , went down to the shore , accompanied by her maidens , to wash clothes ; and princess as she was , she carried her dinner with her . Women grinding corn , after the manner of the Is- raelites , are alluded to by old ...
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... father's fines , if she would con- sent to be his wife , Cimon divorced her , and gave her to him . Parents negotiated matches for their children ; and neither young men nor maidens presumed to marry without the consent of both father ...
... father's fines , if she would con- sent to be his wife , Cimon divorced her , and gave her to him . Parents negotiated matches for their children ; and neither young men nor maidens presumed to marry without the consent of both father ...
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... father's house to her husband's in the evening . She sat in the middle , with the bridegroom on one side , and one of her most intimate female friends on the other . A widower was not allowed to attend his bride , but sent one of his ...
... father's house to her husband's in the evening . She sat in the middle , with the bridegroom on one side , and one of her most intimate female friends on the other . A widower was not allowed to attend his bride , but sent one of his ...
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... father , I received With a rich dowry : therefore I may speak Freely , and thus to you address my words . Woman ! would'st thou , a slave , beneath the spear A captive , keep possession of this house , And drive me out ? " Some have ...
... father , I received With a rich dowry : therefore I may speak Freely , and thus to you address my words . Woman ! would'st thou , a slave , beneath the spear A captive , keep possession of this house , And drive me out ? " Some have ...
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