Great Treasury of Western Thought: A Compendium of Important Statements on Man and His Institutions by the Great Thinkers in Western HistoryMortimer Jerome Adler, Charles Lincoln Van Doren Passages from the West's great written works, ranging from the Odyssey and the Old Testament to the Interpretation of Dreams and Ulysses, comment on love, knowledge, ethics, war, art, and other abiding topics. |
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Page 96
... Woman , why weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? She , supposing him to be the gardener , saith unto him , Sir , if ... woman is the glory of the man . For the man is not of the woman ; but the wom- an of the man . Neither was the man ...
... Woman , why weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? She , supposing him to be the gardener , saith unto him , Sir , if ... woman is the glory of the man . For the man is not of the woman ; but the wom- an of the man . Neither was the man ...
Page 97
... woman of the man . For my part , they seem to be wiser who make no doubt that both sexes shall rise . For there shall be no lust , which is now the cause of confusion . For before they sinned , the man and the woman were naked and were ...
... woman of the man . For my part , they seem to be wiser who make no doubt that both sexes shall rise . For there shall be no lust , which is now the cause of confusion . For before they sinned , the man and the woman were naked and were ...
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... woman . A woman can knit stockings better than a man . Suppose the man can fell two trees whilst the woman is felling one ; and that the woman can knit two pairs of stockings whilst the man is knit- ting one . Suppose further that the ...
... woman . A woman can knit stockings better than a man . Suppose the man can fell two trees whilst the woman is felling one ; and that the woman can knit two pairs of stockings whilst the man is knit- ting one . Suppose further that the ...
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