Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volume 1W. Creech, 1774 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 36
Page 33
... polygamy ; but bury all their children the moment of birth , and chuse in their stead the most promifing children taken in war . There is no principle among animals more prevalent than affection to their offspring : fuppofing the Giagas ...
... polygamy ; but bury all their children the moment of birth , and chuse in their stead the most promifing children taken in war . There is no principle among animals more prevalent than affection to their offspring : fuppofing the Giagas ...
Page 171
... polygamy , or introduced fome other matrimonial regulation , which by wri ters might be mistaken for a law appointing matrimony . How- ever that be , one part of the report is undoubtedly falfe ; for it will be made evident afterward ...
... polygamy , or introduced fome other matrimonial regulation , which by wri ters might be mistaken for a law appointing matrimony . How- ever that be , one part of the report is undoubtedly falfe ; for it will be made evident afterward ...
Page 175
... polygamy , or the u- nion of one man with a plurality of women , will not efcape an at- tentive reader . St Augustin and other fathers admit , that polygamy is not prohibited by the law of nature ; and the learned Grotius profeffes the ...
... polygamy , or the u- nion of one man with a plurality of women , will not efcape an at- tentive reader . St Augustin and other fathers admit , that polygamy is not prohibited by the law of nature ; and the learned Grotius profeffes the ...
Page 176
... polygamy be permitted . Were ten women born for one man , as is falfely reported to be the cafe in Bantam , poly- gamy might be the intention of Providence ; but from the equality of males and females , it is clearly the voice of nature ...
... polygamy be permitted . Were ten women born for one man , as is falfely reported to be the cafe in Bantam , poly- gamy might be the intention of Providence ; but from the equality of males and females , it is clearly the voice of nature ...
Page 177
... polygamy : a woman in that state , far from being a companion to her husband , is degra- ded to the rank of a fervant , a mere inftrument of pleafure and propagation . Among many wives there will always be a favou- rite the reft turn ...
... polygamy : a woman in that state , far from being a companion to her husband , is degra- ded to the rank of a fervant , a mere inftrument of pleafure and propagation . Among many wives there will always be a favou- rite the reft turn ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt alfo ancient animals appetite arts averfion becauſe beſt Biarmland caufe cauſe circumſtances climate commerce confequently confiderable cuſtom defire difcovered drefs duty Engliſh exportation extenfive faid fame faſhion favages fays fcarce feldom female fenfe feven fhall fhould filk Fingal fingle firſt flaves fmall fociety fome foon fovereign fpecies France Fridlevus ftate ftill ftrangers ftrength fubject fuch fufficient fword gold and filver greateſt Greece Greek Grymer himſelf hiſtory houfes houſe huſband induſtry inftance inhabitants iſland itſelf King King of Denmark labour Lapland laſt lefs leſs luxury manners manufactures meaſure miſtreſs moſt muft muſt nations nature neceffary neighbours never obferves occafion Offian paffion patriotifm perfon Plautus pleaſure polygamy prefent progrefs puniſhment purchaſe reafon refpect Roman Ruffia Saxo Grammaticus ſhe ſmall Spain ſpirit ſtate ſtill Tacitus tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou tion univerfal uſeful women young
Popular passages
Page 102 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty...
Page 101 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.
Page 104 - The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 105 - And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn : and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
Page 102 - And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God...
Page 104 - And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Page 103 - Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them; have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Page 105 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well...
Page 104 - Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.