Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1845 |
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Page 7
... less attention . The part of the house appropriated to females was called the armon . It was universally toward the east , and entirely separated from the apartments of the men . None but the nearest male relations were ever allowed to ...
... less attention . The part of the house appropriated to females was called the armon . It was universally toward the east , and entirely separated from the apartments of the men . None but the nearest male relations were ever allowed to ...
Page 15
... less costly , according to the wealth of her pa- rents . A flame - colored veil was surmounted by a crown , usually of gold ; for this reason , a bride among the Hebrews was called the crowned . Before she left the bath , her friends ...
... less costly , according to the wealth of her pa- rents . A flame - colored veil was surmounted by a crown , usually of gold ; for this reason , a bride among the Hebrews was called the crowned . Before she left the bath , her friends ...
Page 24
... would take her with the least sum of money . The price given for the beautiful was divided into dowries for the homely . Poor people , who cared less for personal endowments , were well content to receive 24 BABYLONIAN WOMEN .
... would take her with the least sum of money . The price given for the beautiful was divided into dowries for the homely . Poor people , who cared less for personal endowments , were well content to receive 24 BABYLONIAN WOMEN .
Page 25
... less importance in carrying on the war . It is not known whether females were admitted into the priesthood ; but a woman always slept in the temple of Jupiter Belus , whom the Chaldean priests declared to have been chosen by the deity ...
... less importance in carrying on the war . It is not known whether females were admitted into the priesthood ; but a woman always slept in the temple of Jupiter Belus , whom the Chaldean priests declared to have been chosen by the deity ...
Page 32
... less scrupulous than most Asiatic women about removing their veils , when comfort or convenience requires it . Miss Abbot , the British consul's daughter , who made a journey into the mountains of Syria , speaks 32 SYRIAN WOMEN .
... less scrupulous than most Asiatic women about removing their veils , when comfort or convenience requires it . Miss Abbot , the British consul's daughter , who made a journey into the mountains of Syria , speaks 32 SYRIAN WOMEN .
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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...