Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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Page 20
... womb of nature " are " many secrets of excellent use . " And it is written that “ it is annoying and impossible to suffer proud women , because in general Nature has given men proud and high spirits , while it has made women humble in ...
... womb of nature " are " many secrets of excellent use . " And it is written that “ it is annoying and impossible to suffer proud women , because in general Nature has given men proud and high spirits , while it has made women humble in ...
Page 90
... Womb There were the gresillons , which crushed the tips of fingers and toes in a vise ; the echelle or " ladder , ” a kind of rack which vio- lently stretched the body ; . . . the tortillon , which squeezed its tender parts at the same ...
... Womb There were the gresillons , which crushed the tips of fingers and toes in a vise ; the echelle or " ladder , ” a kind of rack which vio- lently stretched the body ; . . . the tortillon , which squeezed its tender parts at the same ...
Page 235
... womb of nature " : see Francis Bacon , The New Organon , bk . 1 , aphorisms 1 , 109 . " it is annoying " : see Boccaccio , Concerning Famous Women , cited in PA , p . 22 . in the inferior world : see Matthew Hale , The Primitive ...
... womb of nature " : see Francis Bacon , The New Organon , bk . 1 , aphorisms 1 , 109 . " it is annoying " : see Boccaccio , Concerning Famous Women , cited in PA , p . 22 . in the inferior world : see Matthew Hale , The Primitive ...
Contents
MATTER | 5 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
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