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Page 58
... regard to the Hindus . Their gods and god- desses being extremely vicious , the manner in which they are worshipped must correspond with their character ; it cannot be expected that the moral character of the people should be other than ...
... regard to the Hindus . Their gods and god- desses being extremely vicious , the manner in which they are worshipped must correspond with their character ; it cannot be expected that the moral character of the people should be other than ...
Page 81
... regard as worthless , they are induced to imbrue them hands in their innocent blood . Mothers are the executioners of their own children . They either strangle them or poison them with opium . That they should be the agents in ...
... regard as worthless , they are induced to imbrue them hands in their innocent blood . Mothers are the executioners of their own children . They either strangle them or poison them with opium . That they should be the agents in ...
Page 117
... regard to omens , dreams , visions , evil spirits , and witches . In the vicinity of Puna , a person dreamed that the cholera , then raging in his village , was inflicted by a certain wo- man commissioned by Zurremurre , the goddess of ...
... regard to omens , dreams , visions , evil spirits , and witches . In the vicinity of Puna , a person dreamed that the cholera , then raging in his village , was inflicted by a certain wo- man commissioned by Zurremurre , the goddess of ...
Page 125
... regard him as her god . She must serve him with all her might , obeying him in all things , spying no defects in his character , and giving him no cause for disquiet . If he laughs , she must also langh ; if he weeps , she must also ...
... regard him as her god . She must serve him with all her might , obeying him in all things , spying no defects in his character , and giving him no cause for disquiet . If he laughs , she must also langh ; if he weeps , she must also ...
Page 129
... regard her as his equal , and entitled to his warmest love : that he throw his arm around her for protection , and combine with the gentlest care the most respectful deference to her honor and her happiness . " A man shall leave his ...
... regard her as his equal , and entitled to his warmest love : that he throw his arm around her for protection , and combine with the gentlest care the most respectful deference to her honor and her happiness . " A man shall leave his ...
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