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The Bkitons. The It The Is Days Difficul...
caparisoned horse , a shield , a spear , and a sword . She , in return , delivers a present of arms , and by this exchange of gifts the
marunion riage , is these concluded their . hymeneal This is the gods nuptial . Lest ceremony the wife , should this the think and bond her the of
sex an exemption from the rigours of the severest virtue toils of war she is informed of her duty by the marriage ceremony , her husband to be his
and thence she learns that she is received by partner in toil and danger , to dare with him in war , and to suffer
with him in peace . The oxen yoked , the horse accoutred , and the prepared arms given to on live the , and occasion thus , to inculcate die . These this sacred lesson are treasure the ; and terms thus to of be she thei is r
serve union d ; inviolate she receive and s transmitted her armour with as a honour to her sons , , a portion pre-, her
for their wivesand from them to descend to grandchildren . " The law of divorc , e was strict . The historianaccustomed to the facilitwith which at home divorces were obtained , comments
with surprise y upon the superior morals of a barbarian nation , . " With the savages of Gaul , virtuous Vic manners treated operate more
than good laws in other countries . "e is not as a subject choice called of raillery the her , fashion nor hopes is the of of matrimony prpni the age gacy . of are When corrup closed the ting for bride and life being has . With corrupted fixed one her
husband , as with one life , one mind , one body , every woman is farther satisfied ; and in the him _princi her happ le is iness not onl is y centred an affection , her desires for her extend husband no ' s
person , ; but a reverence p for the marriage state . " It was the custom of the Celtse to fiht in clans united by
consanguinity , and to be accompanied by their g wives and children . " Their tenderest ledges are near them in the field . In the
heat of the engagement p the soldier hears the shrieks of his wife and the cries of his children . These are the darling witnesses of
his valued conduct . The , the wounded applauders seek their of his mothers valour and , at their once wives beloved : undis and
the mayed suck comb the at at gushing the ants , si administering g blood ht , the . women They refreshment are count even each hard , and y honourable enoug exhorting h to naix scar them , with and to
deeds of valour . " The _Celtae regarded with horror the possibility of their women
being Augustus led _Csesar into captivit demanded y . So from well the was conquered this feeling tribes known a , new that
experience description , that of hostages however —their they mi women ght _disregard j because treaties he found , if , Other from men
duties were the also sureties devolved , with women the women they were . Not held onl irrevocable was the . - upon y had manage also the
ment of domestic affairs committed to them , but they direction and care of the estate . The men , when not engaged in
able war or to hunting bear arms , spent , the their educatio time n in of idleness the son , and equall feasting y with . Till the
36 The Manner Of Life Of
36 THE MANNER OF LIFE OF
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 2, 1863, page 36, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02031863/page/36/
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