Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1845 |
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... Malacca Moors of Africa New Guinea New Holland • 232 Syria PAGE . . 141 Sumatra 206 Tartary . 207 Thibet Timor 30 Troy Persia 72 Turkomans Philippine Isles 209 Turkey • Siam . Siberia 139 Van Diemen's Land . 177 VI CONTENTS .
... Malacca Moors of Africa New Guinea New Holland • 232 Syria PAGE . . 141 Sumatra 206 Tartary . 207 Thibet Timor 30 Troy Persia 72 Turkomans Philippine Isles 209 Turkey • Siam . Siberia 139 Van Diemen's Land . 177 VI CONTENTS .
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... Persian word signifying resem- blance to a hive of bees . There was an entire com- munity of goods among them , and very strict subordi- nation to their elders . The tendency of their doc- trines was to keep the body in complete ...
... Persian word signifying resem- blance to a hive of bees . There was an entire com- munity of goods among them , and very strict subordi- nation to their elders . The tendency of their doc- trines was to keep the body in complete ...
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... sia , that he confided to her care the education of the young princes of Persia . Her statue was erected at Lacedæmon , among those of the Persian generals . She became in love with a young man of Abydos 28 CARIAN WOMEN .
... sia , that he confided to her care the education of the young princes of Persia . Her statue was erected at Lacedæmon , among those of the Persian generals . She became in love with a young man of Abydos 28 CARIAN WOMEN .
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... extremely fond of intrigues , and pride themselves not a little on success . The Turkoman women are very industrious and ingenious . They make the tent - coverings of goat 34 DRUSES AND TURKOMANS . Persia Turkomans 204.
... extremely fond of intrigues , and pride themselves not a little on success . The Turkoman women are very industrious and ingenious . They make the tent - coverings of goat 34 DRUSES AND TURKOMANS . Persia Turkomans 204.
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... Persia . They use no shuttle , but pass the thread with their fingers . They have peculiar skill in dy- ing various brilliant colors . Nearly all the labor falls upon them . The men do nothing but feed the horses and camels at sunset ...
... Persia . They use no shuttle , but pass the thread with their fingers . They have peculiar skill in dy- ing various brilliant colors . Nearly all the labor falls upon them . The men do nothing but feed the horses and camels at sunset ...
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Page 19 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
Page 269 - The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk ; no wife to grind his corn.
Page 6 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 8 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Page 270 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Page 4 - And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Page 216 - God; from all which it is most reasonable to understand, that some marks of divine favour and distinction were visible about him at his birth. His qualifications and endowments come next under consideration. He is said to have been learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians* and to have been mighty in words and in deeds.
Page 8 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 248 - It is a narrow strip of cotton cloth wrapped many times round, immediately over the forehead. In Bondou, the head is encircled with strings of white beads, and a small plate of gold is worn in the middle of the forehead. In Kasson the ladies decorate their heads in a very tasteful and elegant manner with white seashells. In Kaarta and Ludamar, the women raise their hair to a great height by the addition of a pad (as...
Page 149 - No in-door household work is repugnant to a modest and sensible woman. The shuttle and the needle are only the...