| Joseph Edwin Padfield - 1908 - 328 pàgines
...followed by such women as were devoted to one husband. A virtuous wife ascends to heaven, though she has no child, if, after the decease of her lord, she devotes herself to pious austerity." (Manu, v. 156-158, 160.) This of the woman. A little further on the law is thus laid down for the man... | |
| Stephen Haley Allen - 1916 - 1238 pàgines
...issue in their families, have ascended, nevertheless, to heaven; 160. "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: 161. "But, a widow, who, from a wish to bear children, slights her... | |
| Jogendra Chunder Ghose - 1917 - 1222 pàgines
...no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to heaven ; 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 ; but a widow, who, from a wish to bear children, slights her deacesed... | |
| 1886 - 982 pàgines
...been followed by such women as were devoted to only one husband. A virtuous wife ascends to heaven, if, after the decease of her lord, she devotes herself to pious austerity ; but a widow who slights her deceased husband by marrying again, brings disgrace on herself here below, and shall be... | |
| Robert Southey - 720 pàgines
...no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to heaven ; 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 : but a widow, who, from a wish to bear children, slights her deceased... | |
| Harish Trivedi, Richard Allen - 2000 - 404 pàgines
...women, as were devoted to one only husband' (Chap, v, verse 158, p.271). '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' (Ver.160). 'But a widow who from a wish to bear children, slights... | |
| Mia Carter, Barbara Harlow - 2003 - 836 pàgines
...their families, have ascended, nevertheless, to heaven. 141 MENU:— 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. 142 MENU:— But a widow who, from a wish to bear children, slights... | |
| Thomas Robert Maltus - 2006 - 325 pàgines
...no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to Heaven." " 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 permission to a brother or other kinsman to raise up an heir... | |
| Thomas Robert Malthus - 2013 - 325 pàgines
...no issue in their families, have ascended nevertheless to Heaven." " 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 permission to a brother or other kinsman to raise up an heir... | |
| G.C. Haughton - 412 pàgines
...their families, have ascended, nevertheless, to • heaven ; t160. 'And, like those abstemious men, a virtuous ' wife ascends to heaven, though she have...child, if, • after the decease of her lord, she devote herself to pious ' austerity : iOJ. ' But a widow, who, from a wish to hear chil• dren, slights... | |
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