The Advance of Woman from the Earliest Times to the PresentJ.B. Lippincott, 1912 - 333 pages |
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... into his hands , and held all offices , no man could be elected chief unless he was a direct , lineal descendant on the female side of the female founder of the gens , nor could a chief's son be 72 THE ADVANCE OF WOMAN.
... into his hands , and held all offices , no man could be elected chief unless he was a direct , lineal descendant on the female side of the female founder of the gens , nor could a chief's son be 72 THE ADVANCE OF WOMAN.
Page 76
... held in subjection for ages , she has grad- ually but surely extended her sphere of influence over him and affairs till her abitrement is almost decisive . So it must have been in early society ; man , from a position at first of total ...
... held in subjection for ages , she has grad- ually but surely extended her sphere of influence over him and affairs till her abitrement is almost decisive . So it must have been in early society ; man , from a position at first of total ...
Page 79
... held it together , but these were sentiments of which man knew nothing , and just in proportion as he ex- tended his power his natural tendencies would be impressed on whatever he controlled . Heretofore he had been held in check , and ...
... held it together , but these were sentiments of which man knew nothing , and just in proportion as he ex- tended his power his natural tendencies would be impressed on whatever he controlled . Heretofore he had been held in check , and ...
Page 81
... held the reins of power wholly in her own hands , man had given vent to his biological necessity to fight by hunting , but when he returned to the com- munal settlements he had to abide by woman's laws , and fighting had no place in her ...
... held the reins of power wholly in her own hands , man had given vent to his biological necessity to fight by hunting , but when he returned to the com- munal settlements he had to abide by woman's laws , and fighting had no place in her ...
Page 84
... held up to ridicule the idea of an absolute rule by woman , or of a higher and more liberal social condition under her sway . They find , as in the case of the North American Indians , woman in great power on the one hand , but all the ...
... held up to ridicule the idea of an absolute rule by woman , or of a higher and more liberal social condition under her sway . They find , as in the case of the North American Indians , woman in great power on the one hand , but all the ...
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Page 207 - This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Page 316 - And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Page 207 - And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
Page 326 - For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass ; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Page 22 - Noiselessly as the springtime Her crown of verdure weaves, And all the trees on all the hills Open their thousand leaves...
Page 310 - And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened ? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Page 215 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 323 - Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Page 307 - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 102 - And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword. But the women and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself, and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies which the Lord thy God hath given thee.