 | 1834 - 472 pages
...choose for his wife a girl whose form has no defect, who has an agreeable name, who walks gracefully, like a phenicopteros or like a young elephant ; whose...teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and size, whose body has an exquisite softness30." When the father of the lover determines to commence his suit,... | |
 | Alexander Duff - 1839 - 716 pages
...for his wife, " a girl, whose form has no defects ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopteros ; or like a young elephant ;...and teeth are moderate, respectively in quantity and in size." He is strictly prohibited to marry " a girl with reddish hair, or with any deformed limb... | |
 | Alexander Duff - 1840 - 742 pages
...whose form has no defects ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopterous ; or like a young elephant ; whose hair and teeth are moderate, respectively in quantity and in size." He is strictly prohibited to marry " a girl with reddish hair, or with any deformed limb... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, George Ripley - 1843 - 564 pages
...choose for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully, like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant; whose...and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; whose body has exquisite softness." THE BRAHMIN. " When a Brahmin springs to light, he is... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, George Ripley - 1843 - 560 pages
...choose for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect; who has an agreeable name; who walks gracefully, like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant; whose...and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size; whose body has exquisite softness." THE BRAHMIN. " When a Brahmin springs to light, he is... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 508 pages
...one [a girl whose form has no defect] who has an agreeable name ; who walks like the adjutant bird, or like a young elephant ; whose hair and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and size, [whose body has exquisite softness."] # According to the letter of the law, the parents are not to... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1860 - 786 pages
...choose for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully, like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant ; whose...and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; whose body has exquisite softness. The King. He, sure, must be the perfect essence of majesty,... | |
 | 1868 - 844 pages
...choose for his wife a girl whose person has no defect; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully, like a young elephant ; whose hair and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; and whose body is of exquisite softness." * ' Great king,' responded the parrot Churaman,... | |
 | Manu, Graves Champney Haughton - 1869 - 366 pages
...chuse for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant ; whose...and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; whose body has exquisite softness. 11. Her, who has no brother, or whose father is not well... | |
 | 1870 - 1172 pages
...girl whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopterus, or like a young elephant; whose hair and teeth are moderate respectively in quality and size, and whose body has exquisite softness." (Chap. Ill, sec. 4-10.) The Aurva, dilecting... | |
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Let him chuse for his wife a girl, whose form has no defect ; who has an agreeable name ; who walks gracefully like a phenicopteros, or like a young elephant ; whose hair and teeth are moderate respectively in quantity and in size ; whose body has exquisite... 
