Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen2W. Creech, 1788 |
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... carried about by the wind . Brute animals which do not pair , have grafs and other food in plenty , enabling the female to feed her young without needing any affiftance from the male . But where the young require the nurfing care of of ...
... carried about by the wind . Brute animals which do not pair , have grafs and other food in plenty , enabling the female to feed her young without needing any affiftance from the male . But where the young require the nurfing care of of ...
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... carried off a large pro- portion of the inhabitants of Iceland , the King of Denmark fell on a device to re- people the country , which fucceeded to a wish . A law was made , authorifing young women in that island to have ba- ftards ...
... carried off a large pro- portion of the inhabitants of Iceland , the King of Denmark fell on a device to re- people the country , which fucceeded to a wish . A law was made , authorifing young women in that island to have ba- ftards ...
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... carry the burdens , while the men walk before , and carry nothing but their arms . Women even of the highest rank are not better treated . The fovereign of Giaga , in Africa , has many wives , who are literally his flaves : one carries ...
... carry the burdens , while the men walk before , and carry nothing but their arms . Women even of the highest rank are not better treated . The fovereign of Giaga , in Africa , has many wives , who are literally his flaves : one carries ...
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... made a confiderable progress in po- lice , and in the art of living . Their wo- men carry drefs and finery to an extrava- gance . gance . They are cloathed with loads of the finest 4.0 MEN independent of Society . B. I..
... made a confiderable progress in po- lice , and in the art of living . Their wo- men carry drefs and finery to an extrava- gance . gance . They are cloathed with loads of the finest 4.0 MEN independent of Society . B. I..
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... carrying a diftaff and a fpindle , importing that the ought to fpin for the family . Among the favages of Canada ... carried in their best attire to a public affembly ; which may be termed a matrimonial market , be- cause there young ...
... carrying a diftaff and a fpindle , importing that the ought to fpin for the family . Among the favages of Canada ... carried in their best attire to a public affembly ; which may be termed a matrimonial market , be- cause there young ...
Términos y frases comunes
againſt alfo alſo animal love animals appetite becauſe befide beſt Britain cafe caufe cauſe chaſtity commerce confequently Diodorus Siculus drefs duty effeminacy Engliſh expence exportation extenfive faid fame favages fays feldom fenfe fenfual fent ferve feven fhall fhould filk filver fingle fion firft firſt flaves fmall focial fociety fome foon foreign fovereign fpecies fpirit France French wine ftate ftill ftrangers fubfifted fubject fuch fufficient greateſt hiftory himſelf horfes houfe houſe huſband impofed imported increaſe inftance iſland King labour laft lefs luxury male manners manufactures marriage meaſure ment moft monarchy moſt muft muſt nations nature neceffary never obferves occafion opulence paffions patriotifm peace perfon pleaſure polygamy prefent prohibited puniſhment purchaſe raiſe raiſe the price reaſon refpect reft Roman Ruffia ſcarce Scotland ſmall Spain ſtate thefe themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe tion univerfal uſe wife wives women young
Pasajes populares
Página 358 - ... for if any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority, and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property, and subverts the end of government. For what property have I in that which another may by right take when he pleases to himself ? 141.
Página 99 - This at leaft is the cafe of eagles : the male and female hunt together ; and during incubation the female is fed by the male. A greater number than a fingle pair never are feen in company. Gregarious birds pair, in order probably to prevent difcord, in a fociety confined to a narrow fpace.
Página 346 - Though the Prince of Sambaboa had for him the laws of the kingdom, and the hearts of the people, yet he retired in filence to avoid a civil war. He could not, however, prevent men of rank from flocking to him ; which, being interpreted a rebellion, the King raifed an army, vowing to put them all to the fword.
Página 123 - ... uplandifh towns of the realm, religious houfes and manor places of their lords excepted ; but that each made his fire againft a rere-dofle in the hall, where he dined, and dreffed his meat.
Página 306 - There is another advantage of war, that ought not to be overlooked, though not capital. It ferves to drain the country of idlers, few of whom are innocent, and many not a little mifchievous. In...
Página 38 - They get drunk, and in their drunkenness beat us, draw us by the hair of the head, and tread us under foot. And what have we to comfort us for...
Página 5 - Another diftin&ion is equally vifible : The mafter of a family is immediately connected with his country : his wife, his children, his fervants, are immediately connected with him, and with their country through him only. Women accordingly have lefs patriotifm than men ; and lefs bitternefs againft the enemies of their country.
Página 70 - ... the fame country ; and to affign the caufes of thefe differences. Where luxury is unknown, and where people have no wants but what are fuggefted by uncorrupted nature ; men and women live together with great freedom, and with great innocence* In Greece anciently, even young women of rank miniftered to men in bathing.
Página 33 - Wales, fays, that formerly they hardly ever married without a prior cohabitation ; it having been cuftomary for parents to let out their daughters to young men upon trial, for a fum of money told down, and under a penalty if the girls were returned.