Marriage Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies, of All Nations of the UniverseChapple and son [etc.] and E. Barrett, Bath, 1822 - 400 páginas |
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... amuse himself while the women are there ; and it is then and there that they use their utmost efforts to please and captivate his Majesty , by dancing , singing , seducing gestures , and amorous blandishments , by which they endea- vour ...
... amuse himself while the women are there ; and it is then and there that they use their utmost efforts to please and captivate his Majesty , by dancing , singing , seducing gestures , and amorous blandishments , by which they endea- vour ...
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... amuse- ments , a proof that the virile desire was still in existence , though the power was not left , which is confirmed by the following statement : - " A lady , in his harem , was indisposed from excess of affection , and a Tuscan ...
... amuse- ments , a proof that the virile desire was still in existence , though the power was not left , which is confirmed by the following statement : - " A lady , in his harem , was indisposed from excess of affection , and a Tuscan ...
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... amuse themselves with pelting the passers - by with stones , dirt , and squirting water ; one lady had a squirt made large enough to knock down a person with the water it discharged . FRANCE . We now come to a country which in every ...
... amuse themselves with pelting the passers - by with stones , dirt , and squirting water ; one lady had a squirt made large enough to knock down a person with the water it discharged . FRANCE . We now come to a country which in every ...
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... themselves the power of arbitration between married persons . Mr. Kotzebue relates many anecdotes , to show the general state of feeling with respect to matri- mony , which , while they amuse by relation of 152 MARRIAGE RITES , & c .
... themselves the power of arbitration between married persons . Mr. Kotzebue relates many anecdotes , to show the general state of feeling with respect to matri- mony , which , while they amuse by relation of 152 MARRIAGE RITES , & c .
Página 153
Lady Augusta Hamilton. mony , which , while they amuse by relation of facts , show the comparative excellence on a well- regulated system . We shall pass over his de- scription of the fantastical and ridiculous ... amuse by relation of ...
Lady Augusta Hamilton. mony , which , while they amuse by relation of facts , show the comparative excellence on a well- regulated system . We shall pass over his de- scription of the fantastical and ridiculous ... amuse by relation of ...
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Página 173 - With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow.
Página 169 - By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in law: that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated and consolidated into that of the husband...
Página 21 - ... and a young beauty. It was nicely clean and magnificent. I was met at the door by two black eunuchs, who led me through a long gallery between two ranks of beautiful young girls, with their hair finely plaited, almost hanging to their feet, all dressed in fine light damasks, brocaded with silver.
Página 23 - I was so struck with admiration, that I could not for some time speak to her, being wholly taken up in gazing. That surprising harmony of features! that charming result of the whole! that exact proportion of body! that lovely bloom of complexion unsullied by art! the unutterable enchantment of her smile! But her eyes — large and black, with all the soft languishment of the blue! every turn of her face discovering some new grace.
Página 22 - ... four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a. sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the...
Página 28 - Tis impossible for the most jealous husband to know his wife when he meets her ; and no man dare touch or follow a woman in the street. This perpetual masquerade gives them entire liberty of following their inclinations without danger of discovery. The most usual method of intrigue...
Página 24 - For my part, I am not ashamed to own I took more pleasure in looking on the beauteous Fatima, than the finest piece of sculpture could have given me.
Página 22 - ... pavilion, built round with gilded sashes, which were most of them thrown up, and the trees planted near them gave an agreeable shade, which hindered the sun from being troublesome. The jessamines and honeysuckles that twisted round their trunks...
Página 28 - ... indiscretion, since we see so many have the courage to expose themselves to that in this world, and all the threatened punishment of the next, which is never preached to the Turkish damsels. Neither have they much to apprehend from the resentment of their husbands ; those ladies that are rich having all their money in their own hands.
Página 25 - Tis certain they have very fine natural voices ; these were very agreeable. When the dance was over, four fair slaves came into the room with silver censers in their hands, and perfumed the air with amber, aloes- wood, and other scents.