The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Volumen1J. Allen & Company, 1835 |
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... Hindostan 86 · · 199 Hottentots 287 · Caria • Carthage Celebes Ceylon . · China Circassia Cochin China Corea 28 Japan 212 · · • 231 Java 187 · 201 Jews · • 1 186 143 Kurile Island 215 · · 44 • • 137 Loo Choo • 210 160 Lycia 27 q 1 XQ 53 ...
... Hindostan 86 · · 199 Hottentots 287 · Caria • Carthage Celebes Ceylon . · China Circassia Cochin China Corea 28 Japan 212 · · • 231 Java 187 · 201 Jews · • 1 186 143 Kurile Island 215 · · 44 • • 137 Loo Choo • 210 160 Lycia 27 q 1 XQ 53 ...
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... Hindostan were originally slaves purchased by the Jews who sought shelter in that country , and who , with more consistency than Christians have manifested , emanci- pated their bondmen when they became converts to their religion ...
... Hindostan were originally slaves purchased by the Jews who sought shelter in that country , and who , with more consistency than Christians have manifested , emanci- pated their bondmen when they became converts to their religion ...
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... night . " The architectural remains and ancient literature of Hindostan give a high idea of their knowledge and refinement in remote ages . According to their old poets , women were then regarded with a kind PERSIAN WOMEN . 85.
... night . " The architectural remains and ancient literature of Hindostan give a high idea of their knowledge and refinement in remote ages . According to their old poets , women were then regarded with a kind PERSIAN WOMEN . 85.
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... Hindostan had a beautiful wife , whom he loved better than all the rest of his women . A young man , who was originally his barber , gained his confidence to such a degree , that nothing could be done but through his interest . The ...
... Hindostan had a beautiful wife , whom he loved better than all the rest of his women . A young man , who was originally his barber , gained his confidence to such a degree , that nothing could be done but through his interest . The ...
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... Hindostan is beautiful , almost beyond imagination . Magnificent temples and tombs indicate the grandeur of former times , while the gorgeous edifices of more recent periods denote the wealth , if not the classic taste of her princes ...
... Hindostan is beautiful , almost beyond imagination . Magnificent temples and tombs indicate the grandeur of former times , while the gorgeous edifices of more recent periods denote the wealth , if not the classic taste of her princes ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 5 - 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 118 - I beheld another distressing scene this morning at the Place of Skulls; a poor woman lying dead, or nearly dead, and her two children by her, looking at the dogs and vultures, which were near. The people passed by without noticing the children. I asked them where was their home. They said ' they had no home but where their mother was.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 11 - Yet are these seditious rogues more terrible than both the other. Come on; be thou my food, and be thou a fury to these seditious varlets, and a by-word to the world, which is all that is now wanting to complete the calamities of us Jews.
Página 270 - a generous action: in so free and kind a manner did they contribute to " my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught; and if hungry, " I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish.