Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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Page 11
... heart of the beloved object . Sometimes one who was forsaken and indignant made an image of clay and placed it beside the wax , that while one melted the other might harden ; they believed that the heart of the rejected thus became ...
... heart of the beloved object . Sometimes one who was forsaken and indignant made an image of clay and placed it beside the wax , that while one melted the other might harden ; they believed that the heart of the rejected thus became ...
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... hearts , but whose affection is a sweet reward . The bride carried an earthen vessel full of parched barley , and was ac- companied by a maid bearing a sieve , to signify her obligation to attend to domestic concerns ; a pestle was ...
... hearts , but whose affection is a sweet reward . The bride carried an earthen vessel full of parched barley , and was ac- companied by a maid bearing a sieve , to signify her obligation to attend to domestic concerns ; a pestle was ...
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... idea that a vein went from that finger to the heart . Some of these bridal rings were made of brass or copper , with the figure of a key , to signify that the husband delivered her the keys of his house . Some of ROMAN WOMEN . 41.
... idea that a vein went from that finger to the heart . Some of these bridal rings were made of brass or copper , with the figure of a key , to signify that the husband delivered her the keys of his house . Some of ROMAN WOMEN . 41.
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... heart , and gave it to him with a smile , saying , " It gives me no pain , my Pætus . " In judging of these examples , we must remember that the Romans , in their sternness and stoicism , regarded suicide as a virtue . 66 Eponina , the ...
... heart , and gave it to him with a smile , saying , " It gives me no pain , my Pætus . " In judging of these examples , we must remember that the Romans , in their sternness and stoicism , regarded suicide as a virtue . 66 Eponina , the ...
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... heart , oppressed with a sense of weakness and destitution , called upon the understanding for aid , and received only the lonely echo of its own wants . At such a moment , Christi- anity was embraced with fervor ; and the soul , en ...
... heart , oppressed with a sense of weakness and destitution , called upon the understanding for aid , and received only the lonely echo of its own wants . At such a moment , Christi- anity was embraced with fervor ; and the soul , en ...
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