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Page 133
... woman . In the evening , the bridegroom goes about with his companions and the musicians , and the bride and the other married women in coaches after him ; and thus they ramble the whole night and day , in merriment , for two or three ...
... woman . In the evening , the bridegroom goes about with his companions and the musicians , and the bride and the other married women in coaches after him ; and thus they ramble the whole night and day , in merriment , for two or three ...
Page 135
... women and girls only let loose their hair . There is no weeping aloud , nor crying : all is sedateness and modesty . At the moment that the Chief Priest or the Minister reads the Gospel over the dead body on the bier , the women come ...
... women and girls only let loose their hair . There is no weeping aloud , nor crying : all is sedateness and modesty . At the moment that the Chief Priest or the Minister reads the Gospel over the dead body on the bier , the women come ...
Page 155
... women . In the middle chamber both the men and the women together put off their clothes ; and then separate for their respective apartments , the doors of which are close to each other . The heater and manager of these baths is from ...
... women . In the middle chamber both the men and the women together put off their clothes ; and then separate for their respective apartments , the doors of which are close to each other . The heater and manager of these baths is from ...
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