Woman Physiologically Considered as to Mind, Morals, Marriage, Matrimonial Slavery, Infidelity and DivorceA. H. Bailey, 1840 - 404 páginas |
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... human species , has conferred on woman a sacred character , to which man naturally and irresistibly pays homage , to which he renders a true worship - that nature has , therefore , given to woman prompt and infallible instinct as a ...
... human species , has conferred on woman a sacred character , to which man naturally and irresistibly pays homage , to which he renders a true worship - that nature has , therefore , given to woman prompt and infallible instinct as a ...
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... The illustration of female sovereignty in the character of Queen Elizabeth ; 20. The proving that monogamy is a natural institution as to the human race ; 21. The showing that the indissolubility of mar- riage is ADVERTISEMENT . ix.
... The illustration of female sovereignty in the character of Queen Elizabeth ; 20. The proving that monogamy is a natural institution as to the human race ; 21. The showing that the indissolubility of mar- riage is ADVERTISEMENT . ix.
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... human nature , in its tendency to sexual infidelity , is much the same in modern Russia , Poland , England , Germany , Prussia , Austria , France , Italy , Spain , and Portugal , as in ancient Sparta and Athens ; — always excepting that ...
... human nature , in its tendency to sexual infidelity , is much the same in modern Russia , Poland , England , Germany , Prussia , Austria , France , Italy , Spain , and Portugal , as in ancient Sparta and Athens ; — always excepting that ...
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... people to his assistance . But there are instances in human beings in which intelligent motives can- not be assigned for voluntary actions . The infant at the breast , or struggling when first plunged into NATURE OF INSTINCT . 17.
... people to his assistance . But there are instances in human beings in which intelligent motives can- not be assigned for voluntary actions . The infant at the breast , or struggling when first plunged into NATURE OF INSTINCT . 17.
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... human mind , " without the slightest knowledge of the structure of the brain ! and who have written just as sensibly as any man might on the phi- losophy of the steam - engine without knowing its mechanism . ] But the law of nature on ...
... human mind , " without the slightest knowledge of the structure of the brain ! and who have written just as sensibly as any man might on the phi- losophy of the steam - engine without knowing its mechanism . ] But the law of nature on ...
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Página 245 - Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Página 104 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Página 386 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Página 88 - Father and mother, and to' his wife adhere ; And they shall be one flesh, one heart, one soul. She heard me thus; and though divinely brought, Yet innocence, and virgin modesty, Her virtue, and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won...
Página 257 - ... where love cannot be, there can be left of wedlock nothing but the empty husk of an outside matrimony, as undelightful and unpleasing to God as any other kind of hypocrisy.
Página 180 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart ; 'Tis woman's whole existence...
Página 252 - That indisposition, unfitness, or contrariety of mind, arising from a cause in nature unchangeable, hindering and ever likely to hinder the main benefits of conjugal society, which are solace and peace...
Página 101 - Love is inevitably consequent upon the perception of loveliness. Love withers under constraint : its very essence is liberty : it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear : it is there most pure, perfect, and unlimited, where its votaries live in confidence, equality, and unreserve.
Página 145 - Chipewyan, as partaking of the duties of a woman. He swaddled it in soft moss, fed it with broth made from the flesh of the deer, and to still its cries applied it to his breast, praying earnestly to the great Master of Life, to assist his endeavours. The force of the powerful passion by which he was actuated produced the same effect in his case, as it has done in some others which are recorded ; a flow of milk actually took place from his breast.
Página 115 - It must not, however, be supposed, that these women are always easily won ; the greatest attentions and most fervent solicitations are sometimes requisite, even though there be no other lover in the way.