 The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume : but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.  Women, Their Condition and Influence in Society - Page 279by Alexandre-Joseph-Pierre vicomte de Ségur - 1803Full view - About this book
 | William Hurd - Religions - 1799 - 952 pages
...temples, but likewise in the streets and on the highways. Baruch says, (chap. vi. 43.) " The women also, with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran...thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken." Well might the poet say, Here adoration to the stones is paid, There guilty lovers in the streets art... | |
 | 1807 - 752 pages
...Strabo, who lived long after him. See Baruch, vi. 42. " The women alfo with cords about them fitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume. But if any of them, drawn by fome that pafleth by, lie with him, (he reproachcth her fellow, that fho was not thought as worthy... | |
 | Herodotus - 1812 - 478 pages
...centuries before Herodotus, and by Strabo, who lived long after him. See Baruch, vi. 42. " The women also with cords about them sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume. But if any of them, drawn by •ome that passeth by, lie with him, she leproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy... | |
 | William Hurd - Protestantism - 1814 - 954 pages
...likewise in the streets and on the highways. Baruch say», chap. TÍ. 43, " The women also, with cards about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume...them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, shereproachetb Ler fellow, that she was not thought as worthy аз herself, nor her cord broken." Well... | |
 | Herodotus - Greece - 1814 - 422 pages
...return home, till some stranger throws her a piece of money; and leading her to a " The women also with cords about them sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume. But if any of them, drawn by sonic that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy... | |
 | Herodotus - 1821 - 482 pages
...Strabo, who lived long after him. See Baruch, vi. 42. "The women also witli cords about them silting in the ways, burn bran for perfume. But if any of...thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken." as are of superior rank, do not omit even this opportunity of separating themselves from their inferiors;... | |
 | William Brown - Jews - 1823 - 532 pages
...avenues to them, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn aside by some that passeth by, lieth with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor had her cord broken." The best paraphrase on which words will be found in Herodotus,* of which a translation... | |
 | Herodotus - 1824 - 380 pages
...before Herodotus, and by Strabo who lived long after him; so also Barrich, vi. 42. " The wo' men also with cords about them sitting ' in the ways, burn...drawn by some that ' passeth by, lie with him, she reproach' eth her fellow, that she was not thought ' as worthy as herself, nor her cord " broken."... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1825 - 366 pages
...Mylli."— Athens! Deipnos. 1. 14. p. 647J This is taken notice of by the prophet Jeremiah. " The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume; but if any of them, drawn by some thatpasseth by, lie with her, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself,... | |
 | Thomas Amory - English literature - 1825 - 346 pages
...Athenaei Deipnos. 1. 14. p. 647J This is taken notice of by the prophet Jeremiah. " The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume; but if any of them, drawn by some thatpasseth by, lie with her, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself,... | |
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