The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Volumen1Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1835 - 306 páginas |
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... Sultan cannot marry one of his own subjects , and Christian princesses would not in gene- ral be willing to form one of his numerous harem , even if such an alliance were not regarded as an abomination by the Moslems . His household is ...
... Sultan cannot marry one of his own subjects , and Christian princesses would not in gene- ral be willing to form one of his numerous harem , even if such an alliance were not regarded as an abomination by the Moslems . His household is ...
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... to seraglios , which they describe as follows : Favorites of the highest rank are called khatouns , of which there are seven . She who first presents the Sultan with a son becomes the sultana hasseki TURKISH WOMEN . 53.
... to seraglios , which they describe as follows : Favorites of the highest rank are called khatouns , of which there are seven . She who first presents the Sultan with a son becomes the sultana hasseki TURKISH WOMEN . 53.
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... Sultan's women accompany him into the gardens , officers are in readiness to warn the gardeners and all other men to retire ; and should any one be slow to obey , he would be killed on the spot . When the king's wo- men are removed from ...
... Sultan's women accompany him into the gardens , officers are in readiness to warn the gardeners and all other men to retire ; and should any one be slow to obey , he would be killed on the spot . When the king's wo- men are removed from ...
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... Sultan is called sul- tana valydeh ; a title which she assumes at his ac- cession , and loses whenever he dies , or is deposed . Her sons treat her with the most unbounded respect , and give her almost supreme control in the harem . Her ...
... Sultan is called sul- tana valydeh ; a title which she assumes at his ac- cession , and loses whenever he dies , or is deposed . Her sons treat her with the most unbounded respect , and give her almost supreme control in the harem . Her ...
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Lydia Maria Child. her hatred , for fear of giving offence to the Sultan ; and the valydeh on her part , while she ... Sultan provided Gulbeyaz with another residence six leagues distant , and threatened to treat Guneche as a slave ...
Lydia Maria Child. her hatred , for fear of giving offence to the Sultan ; and the valydeh on her part , while she ... Sultan provided Gulbeyaz with another residence six leagues distant , and threatened to treat Guneche as a slave ...
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Página 23 - 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.
Página 10 - 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 266 - 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 8 - 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 122 - 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 215 - 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 244 - 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 153 - Employment is the guardian of female innocence : do not allow women time to be idle; let them be the first dressed and the last undressed all the year round. " No in-door household work is repugnant to a modest and sensible woman. The shuttle and the needle are only the...
Página 12 - She considereth a field, and buyeth it : with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Página 12 - She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.