Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1845 |
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... followed by all her female friends and relations closely veiled . The procession was headed by seventy young priests bearing flambeaux of oil and pitch , and by a multi- tude of persons carrying the clothes , jewels , and furniture ...
... followed by all her female friends and relations closely veiled . The procession was headed by seventy young priests bearing flambeaux of oil and pitch , and by a multi- tude of persons carrying the clothes , jewels , and furniture ...
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... followed the manners of the heathen , who go with their heads uncovered . " " " Then the men spat on the ground , and the women uttered cries of abhorrence . The husband gave the priest the “ offering of jealousy , the tenth part of an ...
... followed the manners of the heathen , who go with their heads uncovered . " " " Then the men spat on the ground , and the women uttered cries of abhorrence . The husband gave the priest the “ offering of jealousy , the tenth part of an ...
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... followed by the bride- groom ; the march is closed by the bride , who , being unable to see for herself , is led by female relations . When they arrive at the bridegroom's house , the bride is smoked with incense , and sprinkled with ...
... followed by the bride- groom ; the march is closed by the bride , who , being unable to see for herself , is led by female relations . When they arrive at the bridegroom's house , the bride is smoked with incense , and sprinkled with ...
Page 65
... followed by a sen- sation peculiarly agreeable . Having made plentiful use of perfumed soap and pomatum , braided their tresses , and pared their nails , the bathers pass into the next room , the temperature of which is lower . Here ...
... followed by a sen- sation peculiarly agreeable . Having made plentiful use of perfumed soap and pomatum , braided their tresses , and pared their nails , the bathers pass into the next room , the temperature of which is lower . Here ...
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... followed after him . When he perceived this , he again bade her farewell , and entreated her to return . Her at- tendants placed her on a litter , and threw a tent- covering over her , to conceal her from the admiring troops . When the ...
... followed after him . When he perceived this , he again bade her farewell , and entreated her to return . Her at- tendants placed her on a litter , and threw a tent- covering over her , to conceal her from the admiring troops . When the ...
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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...