... and, like those abstemious men, a virtuous wife ascends to heaven, though she have no child, if, after the decease of her lord, she devote herself to pious austerity... The Oriental Herald - Page 5591824Full view - About this book
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 1809 - 576 pages
...early youth, and having " left no issue in their families, have ascended " nevertheless to heaven." " And like those abstemious men, a virtuous " wife ascends...child, " if after the decease of her lord she devote hcr" self to pious austerity." ' The permission to a brother or other kinsman to raise up an heir for... | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 1809 - 576 pages
...early youth, and having " left no issue in their families, have ascended " nevertheless to heaven." " And like those abstemious men, a virtuous " wife ascends...child, " if after the decease of her lord she devote her" self to pious austerity." ' The permission to a brother or other kinsman to raise up an heir for... | |
| Robert Southey - 1811 - 282 pages
...their early youth, and having left no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to heaven ; and, like those abstemious men, a virtuous wife ascends...of her lord, she devote herself to pious austerity : but a widow, who, from a wish to bear children, slights her deceased husband by marrying again, brings... | |
| Robert Southey - 1812 - 278 pages
...their early youth, and having left no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to heaven; and, like those abstemious men, a virtuous wife ascends...though she have no child, if, after the decease of her lord,'she devote herself to pious austerity : but a widow, whp, from a wish to bear children, slights... | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 1817 - 524 pages
...though * Sir William Jones's Works, vol. iii. c. ii. p. 96. • " she Ch. xi. Indost an and Tibet. " she have no child, if after the decease of " her lord she devote herself to pious au" sterityV '.., •,/./.-; The permission to a brother or other kinsman to raise up an heir for the... | |
| Robert Southey - 1818 - 290 pages
...their early youth, and having left no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to heaven ; and, like those abstemious men, a virtuous wife ascends...of her lord;, she devote herself to pious austerity : but a widow, who, from a wish to bear children, slights her deceased husband by marrying again, brings... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 782 pages
...continue till death, forgiving all injuries, performing harsh duties, avoiding every sensual pleasure, and cheerfully practising the incomparable rules of virtue...a virtuous wife ascends to heaven, though she have ao child, if, after the decease of her lord, she devote herself to pious austerity." From this it is... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 590 pages
...of Menu, and other ancient legislators revered by the Hindoos ; on the contrary, Menu declares that a virtuous wife ascends to heaven, though she have...her lord, she devote herself to pious austerity." And it is declared by Vrehasputy, " whether she ascend the pile or survive for the benefit of her husband,... | |
| Manu (Lawgiver) - 1825 - 490 pages
...youth, and having left no ' issue in their families, have ascended, nevertheless, ' to heaven ; p 160. ' And, like those abstemious men, a virtuous ' wife...her lord, she devote herself ' to pious austerity: * 161. ' But a widow, who, from a wish to bear chil' dren, slights her deceased husband by marrying... | |
| Manu (Lawgiver) - 1825 - 488 pages
...youth, and having left no ' issue in their families, have ascended, nevertheless, •* to heaven; 160. ' And, like those abstemious men, a virtuous ' wife...her lord, she devote herself * to pious austerity : . 161. ' But a widow, who, from a wish to bear chil' dren, slights her deceased husband by marrying... | |
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