Marriage Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies, of All Nations of the Universe |
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Page 4
... appear sometimes a little in oppo- sition . Among the Turks marriage is considered merely as a civil contract , and in our country about the time of Henry VIII . it was performed by the Ma- gistrate . The Cadi , or Magistrate of the ...
... appear sometimes a little in oppo- sition . Among the Turks marriage is considered merely as a civil contract , and in our country about the time of Henry VIII . it was performed by the Ma- gistrate . The Cadi , or Magistrate of the ...
Page 12
... appear to operate as an impedi- ment to matrimony : for , though ambitious men defer their domestic establishments till they have advanced or secured their fortunes , yet the hus- : bandman , the artisan , and the tradesman , gene ...
... appear to operate as an impedi- ment to matrimony : for , though ambitious men defer their domestic establishments till they have advanced or secured their fortunes , yet the hus- : bandman , the artisan , and the tradesman , gene ...
Page 27
... appears with- out . This has straight sleeves that reach to the fingers ' ends , and laps round them not unlike a riding - hood . You may guess then how effectually this disguises their persons , so that there is no dis- tinguishing ...
... appears with- out . This has straight sleeves that reach to the fingers ' ends , and laps round them not unlike a riding - hood . You may guess then how effectually this disguises their persons , so that there is no dis- tinguishing ...
Page 34
... appear to be the scenes of vice and debauchery . Few men wish to avail themselves of the licence , which the law allows , of increasing the number of their wives ; and the slaves , in general , are not the mis . tresses of the husband ...
... appear to be the scenes of vice and debauchery . Few men wish to avail themselves of the licence , which the law allows , of increasing the number of their wives ; and the slaves , in general , are not the mis . tresses of the husband ...
Page 38
... appears to have been for- merly . All , except Turks , are now not only ex- cluded from the slave - market , but are prohibited from retaining slaves . The slave - market is a quadrangle , surrounded by a covered gallery , and ranges of ...
... appears to have been for- merly . All , except Turks , are now not only ex- cluded from the slave - market , but are prohibited from retaining slaves . The slave - market is a quadrangle , surrounded by a covered gallery , and ranges of ...
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adultery allowed amuse appear attended bagnio band bath beauty bride bridegroom cere charms chastity chief child church Circassians cloth cohabit concubinage concubines conduct conjugal consanguinity consent Constantinople couple Cusco custom dancing daugh daughter death divorce domestic dress entertainment eunuchs European eyes father feast female frequently friends girls give grace Greek hair hands harem head honor husband Indian infant inhabitants island kind king ladies live lover male manner marriage marriage ceremony married couple marry ment mistress mother natives neral never night nuptial obliged ornament parents parties passion permitted Persians persons Peyrouse Plutarch polygamy Powhatan present priest punished rank relations respect riage round savage says seldom seraglio Shawanese singular sister skin slaves sometimes strangers tion tribes Turkey Turkish Turks veil virgin wear wedding widow wife wives woman young women