 | Sir John Richardson - 1851 - 448 Seiten
...aggressor ; but I have been told — for I never actually witnessed one of these wrestling matches — that she looks on with composure and impartiality,...struggle, the causa teterrima belli. The bereaved * The terra " dear," or " beloved," is said to be unknown in the language ; and Captain Lefroy, who... | |
 | Sir John Richardson - 1851 - 448 Seiten
...aggressor ; but I have been told — for I never actually witnessed one of these wrestling matches — that she looks on with composure and impartiality,...struggle, the causa teterrima belli. The bereaved * The term " dear," or " beloved," is said to be unknown in the language ; and Captain Lefroy, who... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1894 - 678 Seiten
...pp. \o4,et seq. another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize. . . . The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...taking the wife of another man weaker than himself." 1 With reference to the Slave Indians, Mr. Hooper says, " If a man desire to despoil his neighbour... | |
 | Henry Theophilus Finck - 1899 - 888 Seiten
...question as completely as if she were a slave sold in the market. Richardson says (II., 24) that " the bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...taking the wife of another man weaker than himself." Duels or lights for women also occurred in California, Mexico, Paraguay, Brazil and other countries.1... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1901 - 676 Seiten
...pp. 104, ct seq. another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize. . . . The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...taking the wife of another man weaker than himself." l With reference to the Slave Indians, Mr. Hooper says, " If a man desire to despoil his neighbour... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1906 - 752 Seiten
...says, " may challenge another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...taking the wife of another man weaker than himself." 3 In the tribes of Western Victoria, described by Mr. Dawson, a young chief who cannot get a wife,... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1911 - 262 Seiten
..."may challenge another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize. . . . The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...taking the wife of another man weaker than himself." With reference to the slave Indians, Mr. Hooper says: "If a man desire to despoil his neighbour of... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1912 - 748 Seiten
...may challenge another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize. . . . The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...revenge by taking the wife of another man weaker than himself."8 In the tribes of Western Victoria, described by Mr. Dawson, a young chief who cannot get... | |
 | Edward Westermarck - 1922 - 608 Seiten
...may challenge another to wrestle, and, if he overcomes, may carry off his wife as the prize. . . . The bereaved husband meets his loss with the resignation...revenge by taking the wife of another man weaker than himself."2 With reference to the Slave Indians, Mr. Hooper says : — " If a man desire to despoil... | |
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With reference to the slave Indians, Mr. Hooper says: "If a man desire to despoil his neighbour of his wife, a trial of strength of a curious nature ensues : they seize each other by the hair, which is worn long and flowing, and thus strive for the mastery... 
