Woman in Sacred History: A Series of Sketches Drawn from Scriptural, Historical and Legendary Sources, by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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... WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . INTRODUCTION . HE object of the following pages will be to show , in a series of biographical sketches , a history of WOMAN- HOOD UNDER DIVINE CULTURE , tending toward the de- velopment of that high ideal of ...
... WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . INTRODUCTION . HE object of the following pages will be to show , in a series of biographical sketches , a history of WOMAN- HOOD UNDER DIVINE CULTURE , tending toward the de- velopment of that high ideal of ...
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... inquiry as the characters of any other history has its advantages . It takes INTRODUCTION . them out of a false , unnatural light 18 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . WOMEN OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGES 29 Invocation Mrs Hemans 30.
... inquiry as the characters of any other history has its advantages . It takes INTRODUCTION . them out of a false , unnatural light 18 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY . WOMEN OF THE PATRIARCHAL AGES 29 Invocation Mrs Hemans 30.
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... human literature . In the patriarchal families , as here given , women seem to have reigned as queens of the interior . Even when polygamy 1 INTRODUCTION . was practiced , the monogamic affection was 20 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
... human literature . In the patriarchal families , as here given , women seem to have reigned as queens of the interior . Even when polygamy 1 INTRODUCTION . was practiced , the monogamic affection was 20 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
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... woman was a slave , with no pro- tection for chastity . Compare with this the spirit of the law of Moses : " If thou seest among thy captives a beautiful woman , and hast a desire unto her that thou wouldst have ... WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
... woman was a slave , with no pro- tection for chastity . Compare with this the spirit of the law of Moses : " If thou seest among thy captives a beautiful woman , and hast a desire unto her that thou wouldst have ... WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
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... girl , he was obliged to marry her ; and forcible violation was punished by death . While in many other nations , prostitution , in one form or other , formed part of ... female characters in sacred history , and 26 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
... girl , he was obliged to marry her ; and forcible violation was punished by death . While in many other nations , prostitution , in one form or other , formed part of ... female characters in sacred history , and 26 WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY .
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