| 1831 - 602 Seiten
...light of his haram," from all trouble and anxiety. He would fain make her life " a fairy tale ; " he would not even let " the winds of Heaven visit her...kind dearie." The Turks, in their gallantry, consider thtt person of a woman sacred ; and the place of her retreat, her haram, is always respected. Nay there... | |
| 1830 - 400 Seiten
...light of his harem,' from all trouble and anxiety. He would fain make her life ' a fairy tale;' he would not even let ' the winds of heaven visit her...carefully enshrine a valuable gem, or protect a sacred relict from the profane gaxe of the multitude, so does he, on the same principle, hide from vulgar... | |
| 1830 - 812 Seiten
...ladies of rank in our country, and that the homage pai'l them is greater. " The Turks," she says, " in their gallantry, consider the person of a woman sacred ; and the place of her relreat, her haram, is always respected. Nay, there have even heen instances where persons have fled... | |
| James Hain Friswell - 1866 - 328 Seiten
...carking care which that husband must share who returns her love, and who, guarding her from anxiety, would not even " let the winds of heaven visit her face too roughly." It is curious that this reprobation of woman exists not only with the educated, and, as one might say,... | |
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