Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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Page 18
... . It was not unusual for the marriage tie to be dis- solved with consent of both parties . Thus Pericles and his wife being weary of each other's society , he bestowed her upon another man , with her own free 18 GRECIAN WOMEN .
... . It was not unusual for the marriage tie to be dis- solved with consent of both parties . Thus Pericles and his wife being weary of each other's society , he bestowed her upon another man , with her own free 18 GRECIAN WOMEN .
Page 75
... society , when Christianity came in with its blessed influence , to purify the manners , and give the soul its proper em- pire over the senses . Many women of the noblest and wealthiest families , surrounded by the seductive allurements ...
... society , when Christianity came in with its blessed influence , to purify the manners , and give the soul its proper em- pire over the senses . Many women of the noblest and wealthiest families , surrounded by the seductive allurements ...
Page 78
... society so turbulent as that we are describing , men had little leisure , and less inclina- tion , for the sciences ; women , having better oppor- tunities for observation and experience in common * The sacred book of the Scandinavians ...
... society so turbulent as that we are describing , men had little leisure , and less inclina- tion , for the sciences ; women , having better oppor- tunities for observation and experience in common * The sacred book of the Scandinavians ...
Page 88
... society was exceedingly unsettled and turbu- lent . The priests and the powerful barons were continually at variance with the kings , neither of them being willing to consent to a division of power ; and the settlement of the Saracens ...
... society was exceedingly unsettled and turbu- lent . The priests and the powerful barons were continually at variance with the kings , neither of them being willing to consent to a division of power ; and the settlement of the Saracens ...
Page 89
... and the igno- ble . Below the salt - cellar , the food was coarser , and the liquors of a cheap kind . - The unsettled state of society made it exceedingly difficult to have any places of safe deposit for artÃ- MIDDLE AGES .
... and the igno- ble . Below the salt - cellar , the food was coarser , and the liquors of a cheap kind . - The unsettled state of society made it exceedingly difficult to have any places of safe deposit for artÃ- MIDDLE AGES .
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