Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... FLOWERS FOR CHILDREN , ' ETC. , ETC. REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR . " I am a slave , a favored slave At best , to share his splendor , and seem very blest ; When weary of these fleeting charms and me , There yawns the sack , and ...
... FLOWERS FOR CHILDREN , ' ETC. , ETC. REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR . " I am a slave , a favored slave At best , to share his splendor , and seem very blest ; When weary of these fleeting charms and me , There yawns the sack , and ...
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... flowers sacred to Venus , and other deities supposed to preside over nuptials . The house where the wed- ding was celebrated was likewise decked with gar- lands . The Boeotians used wreaths of wild asparagus , which is full of thorns ...
... flowers sacred to Venus , and other deities supposed to preside over nuptials . The house where the wed- ding was celebrated was likewise decked with gar- lands . The Boeotians used wreaths of wild asparagus , which is full of thorns ...
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... flowers . It was likewise customary for the bridegroom and his friends to give presents to the bride , on the third day after the wedding , which was the first time she ap- peared unveiled . The old Athenian laws ordered that men should ...
... flowers . It was likewise customary for the bridegroom and his friends to give presents to the bride , on the third day after the wedding , which was the first time she ap- peared unveiled . The old Athenian laws ordered that men should ...
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... flowers . Not the slightest immodesty or merriment was permitted ; but it was a custom to say jesting things to each other , in me- mory of Jambe , who by a jest extorted a smile from Ceres , when she was discouraged and melancholy . On ...
... flowers . Not the slightest immodesty or merriment was permitted ; but it was a custom to say jesting things to each other , in me- mory of Jambe , who by a jest extorted a smile from Ceres , when she was discouraged and melancholy . On ...
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... , accompanied by maidens , bearing distaff , spindle , and wool . A great train of relations and friends attended the nuptial procession . The door of the bridegroom's house was adorned 31 with festoons , garlands of flowers , and lists of.
... , accompanied by maidens , bearing distaff , spindle , and wool . A great train of relations and friends attended the nuptial procession . The door of the bridegroom's house was adorned 31 with festoons , garlands of flowers , and lists of.
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