The Wedding Day in All Ages and CountriesHarper & Bros., 1869 - 299 páginas |
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... father of the child reputed to have been begotten by him . Taking this to be the first reason why marriage as a contract was entered into , it is easy to under- stand why certain civil and moral rights , duties , and obliga- tions ...
... father of the child reputed to have been begotten by him . Taking this to be the first reason why marriage as a contract was entered into , it is easy to under- stand why certain civil and moral rights , duties , and obliga- tions ...
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... father . The consent of the maiden was sometimes asked ; but this ap- pears to have been subordinate to the previous consent of her father or other relation . The selection of the bride was followed by espousal or betrothal , which was ...
... father . The consent of the maiden was sometimes asked ; but this ap- pears to have been subordinate to the previous consent of her father or other relation . The selection of the bride was followed by espousal or betrothal , which was ...
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... father's house to that of the bridegroom or of his father ; in fact , there was a literal truth in the Hebrew expression " to take " a wife , the tak- ing being the essential act . This symbol of capture was not peculiar to the Jews ...
... father's house to that of the bridegroom or of his father ; in fact , there was a literal truth in the Hebrew expression " to take " a wife , the tak- ing being the essential act . This symbol of capture was not peculiar to the Jews ...
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... father's house , with audi- ble demonstrations of gladness . Even to this day the noise in the streets attendant upon an Oriental wedding is re- markable . Sometimes a tent or canopy was raised in the open air , under which the bride ...
... father's house , with audi- ble demonstrations of gladness . Even to this day the noise in the streets attendant upon an Oriental wedding is re- markable . Sometimes a tent or canopy was raised in the open air , under which the bride ...
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... and authority over the bride by her father or guardian . One author , however , suggests that the hurling of a shoe was first intended to be a sham assault on the person carrying off the woman IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 21.
... and authority over the bride by her father or guardian . One author , however , suggests that the hurling of a shoe was first intended to be a sham assault on the person carrying off the woman IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 21.
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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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