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... words of an old bidding - letter , we can assure them that what- ever sympathy they may give " will be now thankfully received , and gratefully returned in the future . " 3623 Dropping metaphor , and in all seriousness , the Author.
... words of an old bidding - letter , we can assure them that what- ever sympathy they may give " will be now thankfully received , and gratefully returned in the future . " 3623 Dropping metaphor , and in all seriousness , the Author.
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... received a portion from her father . Marriage settlements in the mod- ern sense of the term , namely , written documents securing property to the wife , did not come into use until the first Babylonian period ; and the only instance we ...
... received a portion from her father . Marriage settlements in the mod- ern sense of the term , namely , written documents securing property to the wife , did not come into use until the first Babylonian period ; and the only instance we ...
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... received from the bridegroom a gold ring , which , according to the Jewish law , must be of a certain value , and the absolute property of the bridegroom , not ob- tained by credit or gift . The Rabbi called some of the company as ...
... received from the bridegroom a gold ring , which , according to the Jewish law , must be of a certain value , and the absolute property of the bridegroom , not ob- tained by credit or gift . The Rabbi called some of the company as ...
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... received in his absence . The friends who are merely invited to the evening dance are not expected to bring any presents . Not unfrequently , when the wedded pair are poor , their gifts are sold to defray the expenses of the feast , and ...
... received in his absence . The friends who are merely invited to the evening dance are not expected to bring any presents . Not unfrequently , when the wedded pair are poor , their gifts are sold to defray the expenses of the feast , and ...
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... received its name , Gamelius , from marriages being frequently cele- brated in it . Hesiod recommends marriage on the fourth day of the month ; but whether the fourth from the begin- ning or the end is uncertain . Euripides speaks as if ...
... received its name , Gamelius , from marriages being frequently cele- brated in it . Hesiod recommends marriage on the fourth day of the month ; but whether the fourth from the begin- ning or the end is uncertain . Euripides speaks as if ...
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ancient attended banns Ben Jonson benediction betrothal bridal bride and bridegroom bride's father bride's house bridegroom's house cake called carried celebrated cere church Circassians Cloth concubinage conducted confarreatio consent contract couple crown custom dancing daugh daughter ding door dowry dressed early England Engravings feast female finger flowers friends garters gave gifts girl give given gloves gold groom guests head Henry VIII Hesperides History husband Illustrations Jews JOHN S. C. ABBOTT kiss knot lady LL.D Lord lover marriage marriage ceremony married married couple matrimony monogamy Morgengabe newly-married night nuptial pair parents parties performed persons polygamy Portrait posset posy prayers present priest received relations riage Roman rosemary round says Scotland sent seventeenth century shoe silver sometimes thee throw token took usually veil virgin vols wedding day wedding ring widow wife wine wives woman women wore young
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