The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The History of the Condition of Women, in Various Ages and Nations, Vol. 2 You go beyond the married woman's bounds, And stand before the hall, which is not fit, The laws do not permit a free-born bride Farther than to the outer door to go. Maidens were rarely allowed to appear in the pre sence Of men, and never without veils. This cover ing was probably made of transparent stuff, for Iphi genia speaks of seeing her brother through the veil's fine texture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.