Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... Marriage , modern forms of holy Middle ages 167 Saint Dunstan's Well Salique law . 116 151 • Marriage deemed un- Military spirit in wo- men Morlachians • Satires on women 189 Scandinavians Sibyl of Cuma 86 Sibyl , Danish Slave countries ...
... Marriage , modern forms of holy Middle ages 167 Saint Dunstan's Well Salique law . 116 151 • Marriage deemed un- Military spirit in wo- men Morlachians • Satires on women 189 Scandinavians Sibyl of Cuma 86 Sibyl , Danish Slave countries ...
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... married women ; yet it was considered highly inde- corous for the latter to be seen beyond the door - step until they were old enough to assume the character of matrons . Menander says : " You go beyond the married woman's bounds , And ...
... married women ; yet it was considered highly inde- corous for the latter to be seen beyond the door - step until they were old enough to assume the character of matrons . Menander says : " You go beyond the married woman's bounds , And ...
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... marriage , Penelope tended her father's flocks on the mountains of Arcadia ; and when she was queen of Ithaca , her son bids her at- tend to the spindle and the loom , and leave the af- fairs of the palace to his direction . During the ...
... marriage , Penelope tended her father's flocks on the mountains of Arcadia ; and when she was queen of Ithaca , her son bids her at- tend to the spindle and the loom , and leave the af- fairs of the palace to his direction . During the ...
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... his time might be valued at about fifty minæ , or one hundred and sixty pounds , nine shil- lings , and two pence . Until the time of Cecrops , the Grecians lived without the institution of marriage ; but his laws on 8 GRECIAN WOMEN .
... his time might be valued at about fifty minæ , or one hundred and sixty pounds , nine shil- lings , and two pence . Until the time of Cecrops , the Grecians lived without the institution of marriage ; but his laws on 8 GRECIAN WOMEN .
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In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. without the institution of marriage ; but his laws on that subject ... marry his sister by the father's side ; but not by the mother's . Cimon married his sister Elpinice , because his fa ...
In Various Ages and Nations Lydia Maria Child. without the institution of marriage ; but his laws on that subject ... marry his sister by the father's side ; but not by the mother's . Cimon married his sister Elpinice , because his fa ...
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