Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1845 |
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... appear to have been incapable of inheriting the estates of their fathers , even when he died without other heirs . daughters of Zelophead brought before Moses , the The priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition JEWISH WOMEN .
... appear to have been incapable of inheriting the estates of their fathers , even when he died without other heirs . daughters of Zelophead brought before Moses , the The priests , the princes , and the congregation a petition JEWISH WOMEN .
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... appear to enjoy a very considerable degree of freedom and considera- tion . It is even said that hen - pecked husbands are as numerous there as elsewhere . Their houses are indeed divided into separate apartments , one portion devoted ...
... appear to enjoy a very considerable degree of freedom and considera- tion . It is even said that hen - pecked husbands are as numerous there as elsewhere . Their houses are indeed divided into separate apartments , one portion devoted ...
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... appear in their richest attire , and there is a continual succes- sion of waltzing parties , concerts , and theatricals . The wealthy Frank merchants residing in Turkey are extremely cautious in arranging the marriage contracts of their ...
... appear in their richest attire , and there is a continual succes- sion of waltzing parties , concerts , and theatricals . The wealthy Frank merchants residing in Turkey are extremely cautious in arranging the marriage contracts of their ...
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... appears evil in their eyes . " This is but one among many instances wherein men have reproached the objects of their tyranny with the very degradation and vices which their own contempt and oppression have produced . How can it be ...
... appears evil in their eyes . " This is but one among many instances wherein men have reproached the objects of their tyranny with the very degradation and vices which their own contempt and oppression have produced . How can it be ...
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... appear more dreary than in Hindostan . The arbitrary power of a father disposes of them in childhood ; if the boy to whom they are betrothed dies before the completion of the marriage , they are condemned forever after to perpetual ...
... appear more dreary than in Hindostan . The arbitrary power of a father disposes of them in childhood ; if the boy to whom they are betrothed dies before the completion of the marriage , they are condemned forever after to perpetual ...
Common terms and phrases
African allowed amusement ancient arabah Arabs Assyria bath beads beautiful Bedouins betel bracelets Bramins bride bridegroom called carried caste ceremonies child Chinese Circassian cloth Cochin China color complexion considered custom dancing daugh daughters death divorce dowry dress Egypt Egyptian European eyes face fastened father favorite feast feet festival flowers fond Fox islands friends garments girl give gold hair hands harem head higher classes Hindoo Hindostan Hottentots husband infants Java jewels kind king ladies likewise live lover Mandingoes manner marriage married ment Mohammedan mother mourning Mungo Park neck never occasion ornaments painted palm wine parents perform Persian person polygamy priest prince rank receive robes round sacred says seldom seraglio silk singing sister skin sometimes stranger Sultan Tartar teeth temple tions tribe veil wealthy wear wedding widow wife wives Wolofs woman women young
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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...