The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4Bohn, 1854 |
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Page 16
... women , to his great surprise , came out of the place with every one her husband upon her back . The emperor was so moved at the sight , that he burst into tears , and after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal ...
... women , to his great surprise , came out of the place with every one her husband upon her back . The emperor was so moved at the sight , that he burst into tears , and after having very much extolled the women for their conjugal ...
Page 17
... women , considering that their strength would be greater , and their burdens lighter . As we were amusing ourselves with discourses of this nature , in order to pass away the evening , which now begins to grow tedious , we fell into ...
... women , considering that their strength would be greater , and their burdens lighter . As we were amusing ourselves with discourses of this nature , in order to pass away the evening , which now begins to grow tedious , we fell into ...
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... women having a husband that was none of the heaviest , was bringing him off upon her shoulders , at the same time ... women employed in bringing off one man ; I could not guess who it should be , till upon his nearer approach I ...
... women having a husband that was none of the heaviest , was bringing him off upon her shoulders , at the same time ... women employed in bringing off one man ; I could not guess who it should be , till upon his nearer approach I ...
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... women of the town , you must know that there are many of them who , every day in their lives , upon seeing or hearing of anything that is unexpected , cry , My dream is out ; ' and cannot go to sleep in quiet the next night , till ...
... women of the town , you must know that there are many of them who , every day in their lives , upon seeing or hearing of anything that is unexpected , cry , My dream is out ; ' and cannot go to sleep in quiet the next night , till ...
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... women were annually ex- posed to sale . The men who wanted wives came hither to provide themselves : every woman was given to the highest bidder , and the money which she fetched laid aside for the public use , to be employed as thou ...
... women were annually ex- posed to sale . The men who wanted wives came hither to provide themselves : every woman was given to the highest bidder , and the money which she fetched laid aside for the public use , to be employed as thou ...
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