Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen2A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... polygamy to be accounted for , which formerly was universal , and to this day obtains among many nations ? Polygamy , I answer , is derived from two fources ; first , from fa- vage manners , once univerfal ; and next , from ...
... polygamy to be accounted for , which formerly was universal , and to this day obtains among many nations ? Polygamy , I answer , is derived from two fources ; first , from fa- vage manners , once univerfal ; and next , from ...
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... polygamy . Savages , excited by a tafte for variety , and ftill more by pride , which is gratified by many fervants , de- light in a multiplicity of wives . The pair- ing principle , though rooted in human na- ture , makes little figure ...
... polygamy . Savages , excited by a tafte for variety , and ftill more by pride , which is gratified by many fervants , de- light in a multiplicity of wives . The pair- ing principle , though rooted in human na- ture , makes little figure ...
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... Polygamy accordingly has always been permitted , where men pay for their wives . The Jews purchased their wives , and were indulged in polygamy ( a ) . Diodorus Siculus fays , that polygamy was permitted in Egypt , except to priests ( b ) ...
... Polygamy accordingly has always been permitted , where men pay for their wives . The Jews purchased their wives , and were indulged in polygamy ( a ) . Diodorus Siculus fays , that polygamy was permitted in Egypt , except to priests ( b ) ...
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... polygamy . And accordingly He- rodotus affirms , that polygamy was prohi- bited in Egypt ( a ) . Polygamy undoubted- ly prevailed in Greece and Rome , while it was customary to purchase wives ; but im- proved manners put an end to the ...
... polygamy . And accordingly He- rodotus affirms , that polygamy was prohi- bited in Egypt ( a ) . Polygamy undoubted- ly prevailed in Greece and Rome , while it was customary to purchase wives ; but im- proved manners put an end to the ...
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... polygamy . The juft refpect paid to them among civi- lized nations , reftored the law of nature , and confined a man to one wife . Their equality as to rank and dignity , bars the man from taking another wife , as it bars the woman from ...
... polygamy . The juft refpect paid to them among civi- lized nations , reftored the law of nature , and confined a man to one wife . Their equality as to rank and dignity , bars the man from taking another wife , as it bars the woman from ...
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