 When he calls, she must leave every thing else, and attend upon him alone. A woman has no other god on earth than her husband. The most excellent of all good works she can perform is, to gratify him with the strictest obedience. This should be her only...  Life in India - Page 87by Caleb Wright - 1854 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jean Antoine Dubois - India - 1817 - 608 pages
...affectionate woman ought to conduct herself " towards her husband. So said the great penitent Vasishta. " A woman has no other god on earth than her husband. The most " excellent of all the good works she can perform is to gratify " him with the strictest obedience. This should be her... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1836 - 588 pages
...be ready to receive his commands. When he speaks, she must be quiet, and listen to nothing besides. When he calls, she must leave every thing else, and...god on earth than her husband. The most excellent ofall good works she can perform, is to gratify him with the strictest obedience. This should be her... | |
 | Harvey Newcomb - Missions - 1836 - 136 pages
...be ready to receive his commands. When he speaks, she must be quiet, and listen to nothing besides. When he calls, she must leave every thing else, and...woman has no other god on earth than her husband. Themostexcellentofall goodworks she can perform, is to gratify him with the strictest obedience. This... | |
 | American essays - 1872 - 806 pages
...Here are the directions ; but, O American wife of the period ! when will the doughnuts be ready ? " A woman has- no other god on earth than her husband. The most excellent of all the good works she can perform is to gratify him with the strictest obedience and devotion. " She has... | |
 | Caleb Wright, J. A. Brainerd - India - 1863 - 372 pages
...may become an EvtI Sptrit and torment a Netghbor who has offended ihem. DUTIES OP HINDU WIVES. I11 u A woman has no other god on earth than her husband. The most excellent of all .the good works she can perform is, to gratify him with the strictest obedience. This should be her... | |
 | William Butler - India - 1872 - 568 pages
...ready to receive his commands. When he speaks she must be quiet, and listen to nothing else besides. When he calls she must leave every thing else and...upon him alone. A woman has no other god on earth but her husband. The most excellent of all good works that she can perform is to gratify him with the... | |
 | American essays - 1872 - 794 pages
...Here are ^the directions ; but, O American wife of the period ! when will the doughnuts be ready ? " A woman has no other god on earth than her husband. The most excellent of all the good works she can perform is to gratify him with the strictest obedience and devotion. " She has... | |
 | William Butler - India - 1873 - 590 pages
...ready to receive his commands. When he speaks she must be quiet, and listen to nothing else besides. When he calls she must leave every thing else and...upon him alone. A woman has no other god on earth but her husband. The most excellent of all good works that she can perform is to gratify him with the... | |
 | Ross C. Houghton - Women - 1877 - 504 pages
...ready to receive his commands. When he speaks, she must be quiet and listen to nothing else besides. When he calls, she must leave every thing else and...upon him alone. A woman has no other god on earth but her husband. He is her god, her priest, and her religion. The most excellent of all good works... | |
 | Ross C. Houghton - Women - 1877 - 508 pages
...ready to receive his commands. When he speaks, she must be quiet and listen to nothing else besides. When he calls, she must leave every thing else and...upon him alone. A woman has no other god on earth but her husband. He is her god, her priest, and her religion. The most excellent of all good works... | |
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