The Wedding Day in All Ages and CountriesHarper & Bros., 1869 - 299 páginas |
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... Four Gospels , and Illustrated by Reference to the Manners , Customs , Religious Beliefs , and Political Institutions of his Times . By LYMAN ABBOTT . With Designs by Doré , De Laroche , Fenn , and others . Crown 8vo , Cloth , Beveled ...
... Four Gospels , and Illustrated by Reference to the Manners , Customs , Religious Beliefs , and Political Institutions of his Times . By LYMAN ABBOTT . With Designs by Doré , De Laroche , Fenn , and others . Crown 8vo , Cloth , Beveled ...
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... the marriage . When the pair were to re- ceive the benediction publicly , four young men carried a canopy into some frequented place , such as a garden , where the bride and bridegroom and their respective friends met , 22 THE WEDDING DAY.
... the marriage . When the pair were to re- ceive the benediction publicly , four young men carried a canopy into some frequented place , such as a garden , where the bride and bridegroom and their respective friends met , 22 THE WEDDING DAY.
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... four paid none . So entirely did the Spar- tans consider the production of children as the main ob- ject of marriage , that whenever a woman had no issue by her own husband she was required by law to cohabit with another man . The ...
... four paid none . So entirely did the Spar- tans consider the production of children as the main ob- ject of marriage , that whenever a woman had no issue by her own husband she was required by law to cohabit with another man . The ...
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... four men . She is covered from head to foot in an am- ple shawl , which in size much resembles the Hebrew veil . On her head is a small cap or crown . Following the bath , the bride and bridegroom and their friends have a supper ; after ...
... four men . She is covered from head to foot in an am- ple shawl , which in size much resembles the Hebrew veil . On her head is a small cap or crown . Following the bath , the bride and bridegroom and their friends have a supper ; after ...
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... four were al- lowed , but in general only one was taken . Marriage con- tracts were made by parents for their children when the latter were at a very early age - girls at twelve , and boys between twelve and fourteen . Frequently the ...
... four were al- lowed , but in general only one was taken . Marriage con- tracts were made by parents for their children when the latter were at a very early age - girls at twelve , and boys between twelve and fourteen . Frequently the ...
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