 Whilst religious and political revolutions have successively changed the condition, the character, and the manners of women, it is to be remarked that the inhabitants of the East have uniformly remained in the same state. It is in vain that their country...  Women, Their Condition and Influence in Society - Page 185by Alexandre-Joseph-Pierre vicomte de Ségur - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Free thought - 1842 - 1124 pages
...Carthage, be referred to its commander ; but on the side of Gaul, the women alone should decide them. While religious and political revolutions have successively...thought of bursting the shackles of an unfortunate sex, or of abating in the least the rigor of its bondage. The genius of women has not been able to oppose... | |
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