The Wedding Day in All Ages and CountriesHarper & Bros., 1869 - 299 páginas |
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... husband was carried on through the medium of a friend , who was deputed for the purpose , and termed the " friend of the bridegroom . " She was virtually regarded as a wife , her betrothal having an equal force with marriage ; hence ...
... husband was carried on through the medium of a friend , who was deputed for the purpose , and termed the " friend of the bridegroom . " She was virtually regarded as a wife , her betrothal having an equal force with marriage ; hence ...
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... husband . It is still used by Jewesses . The bride also wore a peculiar girdle , and her head was crowned with a chaplet , both of which articles were very distinctive of her condition . The latter was either of gold or gilded . The use ...
... husband . It is still used by Jewesses . The bride also wore a peculiar girdle , and her head was crowned with a chaplet , both of which articles were very distinctive of her condition . The latter was either of gold or gilded . The use ...
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... husband and wife was characterized by great affection and tenderness . Divorce was allowed , and the first instance ... husband's brother had for- mally rejected her . The ceremony by which this rejection was performed took place in ...
... husband and wife was characterized by great affection and tenderness . Divorce was allowed , and the first instance ... husband's brother had for- mally rejected her . The ceremony by which this rejection was performed took place in ...
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... husband . At a Jewish wedding at Rabat the bride- groom struck the bride with his shoe as a sign of his au- thority and supremacy . It has long been a custom in England , Scotland , and elsewhere to throw an old shoe over or at a bride ...
... husband . At a Jewish wedding at Rabat the bride- groom struck the bride with his shoe as a sign of his au- thority and supremacy . It has long been a custom in England , Scotland , and elsewhere to throw an old shoe over or at a bride ...
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... husband she was required by law to cohabit with another man . The Spartans fined their king , Archidamus , for marrying a very little woman , considering that her is- sue would be degenerated and unworthy . Private rea- sons , moreover ...
... husband she was required by law to cohabit with another man . The Spartans fined their king , Archidamus , for marrying a very little woman , considering that her is- sue would be degenerated and unworthy . Private rea- sons , moreover ...
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