The Wedding Day in All Ages and CountriesHarper & Bros., 1869 - 299 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 40
Página 19
... space of one year after his marriage ; and a similar privilege was granted to a betrothed man . The above usages of marriage among the Jews are most- ly ascertained from the Bible , but the Talmudists specify IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 19.
... space of one year after his marriage ; and a similar privilege was granted to a betrothed man . The above usages of marriage among the Jews are most- ly ascertained from the Bible , but the Talmudists specify IN ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES . 19.
Página 22
... similar ar- ticle to him ; but hers had a silver buckle . Upon the wed- ding day the bride was dressed as richly as she could be , according to her condition and the fashion of her country ; and her head was finely adorned . Still ...
... similar ar- ticle to him ; but hers had a silver buckle . Upon the wed- ding day the bride was dressed as richly as she could be , according to her condition and the fashion of her country ; and her head was finely adorned . Still ...
Página 32
... similar to one adopted by the Jews , bathed in water fetched from some particular fountain . At Athens the lustral water was fetched from the fountain Callirrhoë , at the foot of the Acropolis ; and , according to some authors , it was ...
... similar to one adopted by the Jews , bathed in water fetched from some particular fountain . At Athens the lustral water was fetched from the fountain Callirrhoë , at the foot of the Acropolis ; and , according to some authors , it was ...
Página 35
... similar custom prevailed at Crete . Plutarch says that the Spartans always carried off . their brides by feigned violence , and that the abduction was a concerted matter of form , in order to make the mar- riage valid . Muller says that ...
... similar custom prevailed at Crete . Plutarch says that the Spartans always carried off . their brides by feigned violence , and that the abduction was a concerted matter of form , in order to make the mar- riage valid . Muller says that ...
Página 37
... similar custom . Dodswell also says that he saw at Athens the ceremonies of an Albanian marriage . The bride arrived from the country riding on horseback ; a man walked before her , and a female on each side of her . She was covered ...
... similar custom . Dodswell also says that he saw at Athens the ceremonies of an Albanian marriage . The bride arrived from the country riding on horseback ; a man walked before her , and a female on each side of her . She was covered ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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
Pasajes populares
Página 8 - HOMES WITHOUT HANDS; a Description of the Habitations of Animals, classed according to their Principle of Construction.
Página 1 - With a full View of the English-Dutch Struggle against Spain, and of the Origin and Destruction of the Spanish Armada. By JOHN LOTIIROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL Portraits.
Página 5 - KINGLAKE'S CRIMEAN WAR. The Invasion of the Crimea: its Origin, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan.
Página 5 - CRIMEAN WAR. The Invasion of the Crimea, and an Account of its Progress down to the Death of Lord Raglan. By ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE.
Página 5 - Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border. Comprising Descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of New Territory; a Trip across the Rocky Mountains in the Winter; Descriptions of the Habits of Different Animals...
Página 4 - DU CHAILLU'S AFRICA. Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, with Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and other Animals.
Página 6 - LIVINGSTONE'S SOUTH AFRICA. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loando on the West Coast ; thence across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean.
Página 2 - The Greek Testament : with a critically revised Text ; a Digest of Various Readings ; Marginal References to Verbal and Idiomatic Usage ; Prolegomena ;"and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary. For the Use of Theological Students and Ministers.
Página 3 - INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE. A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe.
Página 6 - The Poets of the Nineteenth Century. Selected and Edited by the Rev. ROBERT ARIS WILLMOTT. With English and American Additions, arranged by EVERT A. DUYOKINCK, Editor of " Cyclopaedia of American Literature.