Brief History of the Condition of Women: In Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2C. S. Francis, 1845 - 298 pages |
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... polygamy ; but at certain periods , when great numbers of men had been slain in battle , tem- porary laws were passed allowing men to take more than one wife . Euripides is said to have imbibed a dislike to the whole sex by having two ...
... polygamy ; but at certain periods , when great numbers of men had been slain in battle , tem- porary laws were passed allowing men to take more than one wife . Euripides is said to have imbibed a dislike to the whole sex by having two ...
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... Polygamy was not allowed , and divorces were ex- tremely rare ; but the laws encouraged husbands to lend their wives when they thought proper . Lycur- gus reversed the Athenian custom , and allowed bro ther and sister of the same mother ...
... Polygamy was not allowed , and divorces were ex- tremely rare ; but the laws encouraged husbands to lend their wives when they thought proper . Lycur- gus reversed the Athenian custom , and allowed bro ther and sister of the same mother ...
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... Polygamy was at no period allowed ; and even a plurality of mistresses was prohibited . Mark Anto- ny gave great offence to the Romans by living with Cleopatra during the lifetime of Octavia . Papirius was accustomed to attend his ...
... Polygamy was at no period allowed ; and even a plurality of mistresses was prohibited . Mark Anto- ny gave great offence to the Romans by living with Cleopatra during the lifetime of Octavia . Papirius was accustomed to attend his ...
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... Polygamy is not common , but is by no means discreditable . The first wife , if she have children , is considered the head of the family . When she dies , the junior wife takes her place , and is generally very kind to the motherless ...
... Polygamy is not common , but is by no means discreditable . The first wife , if she have children , is considered the head of the family . When she dies , the junior wife takes her place , and is generally very kind to the motherless ...
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... polygamy prevails under the more usual form of a plurality of wives . The num- ber varies according to circumstances ; the poor sel- dom have more than one or two ; the chiefs some- times have twelve or fifteen . She who is of the best ...
... polygamy prevails under the more usual form of a plurality of wives . The num- ber varies according to circumstances ; the poor sel- dom have more than one or two ; the chiefs some- times have twelve or fifteen . She who is of the best ...
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Page 190 - I N. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us depart, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.
Page 190 - M., wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? The man shall answer : I will.
Page 257 - I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if she were of a kickable substance, than either honoured or humoured.
Page 13 - Here sacred pomp, and genial feast delight, And solemn dance, and hymeneal rite ; Along the street the new-made brides are led, With torches flaming, to the nuptial bed : The youthful dancers in a circle bound To the soft flute, and cittern's silver sound : Through the fair streets the matrons in a row Stand in their porches, and enjoy the show.
Page 190 - Wilt thou have this Man to thy wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou...
Page 115 - B were sole, and I sole, I would take her to be my wife before all the wymen of the worlde, of what condiciones soever they be, good or evylle; as help me God and his seyntes, and this flesh and all fleshes.
Page 257 - English woman should scorne with her heels : it is no marvell they weare drailes on the hinder part of their heads, having nothing as it seems in the fore-part, but a few Squirrils brains to help them frisk from ill-favor'd fashion to another. These whimm' Crown' d shees, these fashion-fansying wits, Are empty thin brain
Page 23 - A man, though poor, will not expose his son, But if he 's rich, will scarce preserve his daughter.
Page 123 - As they gather'd round the helpless One, Again a noble band ! " We are thy warriors, lady ! True to the Cross and thee ! The spirit of thy kindling words On every sword shall be ! Rest, with thy fair child on thy breast, Rest — we will guard thee well! St. Dennis for the Lily-flower, And the Christian citadel !
Page 122 - Queen of St. Louis. Whilst besieged by the Turks in Damietta, during the captivity of the king her husband, she there gave birth to a son, whom she named Tristan, in commemoration of her misfortunes. Information being conveyed to her, that the knights intrusted with the defence of the city had resolved on capitulation, she had them summoned to her apartment, and, by her heroic words, so wrought upon their spirits, that they vowed to defend her and the Cross to the last extremity.