Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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... husband , under the following circumstances . When once engaged in amorous sports , he by accident broke her arm- ring , which she immediately tied on his dishevelled lock of hair as the crescent moon . He , however , having laughed at ...
... husband , under the following circumstances . When once engaged in amorous sports , he by accident broke her arm- ring , which she immediately tied on his dishevelled lock of hair as the crescent moon . He , however , having laughed at ...
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... husband to serve him on all occasions , and especially when he takes his food ; she being then his servant . Say to a woman , " Leave thy husband ! " she will reply , " No , no ; · I will stand before him . " • 20 . - " And Adam gave ...
... husband to serve him on all occasions , and especially when he takes his food ; she being then his servant . Say to a woman , " Leave thy husband ! " she will reply , " No , no ; · I will stand before him . " • 20 . - " And Adam gave ...
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... husband , as is the custom at this day . When men , or women , leave their house , they never look back , as " it would be very unfortunate . " Should a husband have left any thing which his wife knows he will require , she will not ...
... husband , as is the custom at this day . When men , or women , leave their house , they never look back , as " it would be very unfortunate . " Should a husband have left any thing which his wife knows he will require , she will not ...
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... husband will say to his wife , when he wants her to do anything which is arduous , " Ah ! the apple of my eye , only do this , and I will give thee a gold ( Mukādu ) veil . ” XXI . 6 .- " God hath made me to laugh . " A woman advanced ...
... husband will say to his wife , when he wants her to do anything which is arduous , " Ah ! the apple of my eye , only do this , and I will give thee a gold ( Mukādu ) veil . ” XXI . 6 .- " God hath made me to laugh . " A woman advanced ...
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... for some time could not find one . I know a couple with whom this occurred , and the wife delights in nursing and bringing up the offspring of her husband's concubine . At last , Siva ( the god ) appeared as GENESIS . 25.
... for some time could not find one . I know a couple with whom this occurred , and the wife delights in nursing and bringing up the offspring of her husband's concubine . At last , Siva ( the god ) appeared as GENESIS . 25.
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama