| Edwin Sidney Hartland - 1910 - 348 pages
...young man takes a liking to a girl of another village and the parents have no objection to the match he is obliged to come and live at their village. He...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet towards the old lady would give her great offence. If he becomes tired of living in this... | |
| Hugo Visscher - 1911 - 590 pages
...obliged to come and live at their village. Ue has to perform certain services for the mother in law ; such as keeping her well supplied with firewood; and...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet toward the old lady would give her great offence. ein Mann nicht die Wohnung seiner Schwiegermutter... | |
| Dirk Roessingh - 1915 - 668 pages
...joung man lakes a liking to a girl of another village, and the parents have no objection to the match, he is obliged to come and live at their village. He...to perform certain services for the motherin-law... lf he becomes tired of living in this state of vassalage, and wishes to return to hls own family, he... | |
| James George Frazer - 1919 - 606 pages
...young man takes a liking to a girl of another village, and the parents have no objection to the match, he is obliged to come and live at their village. He...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet towards the old lady would give her great offence. If he becomes tired of living in this... | |
| James George Frazer - 1919 - 608 pages
...a girl of another village, and the parents have no objection to the match, he is obliged to Zambesi come and live at their village. He has to perform...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet towards the old lady would give her great offence. If he becomes tired of living in this... | |
| Edwin Sidney Hartland - 1921 - 212 pages
...play a predominant role, a young man marries, he goes to live at the bride's village. He is required " to perform certain services for the mother-in-law,...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet towards the old lady would give her great offence. If he becomes tired of this state of... | |
| Edward Westermarck - 1921 - 622 pages
...parents have no objection to the match, he is likewise obliged to come and live at their village, where he has to perform certain services for the mother-in-law, such as keeping her well supplied with firewood ; but if he becomes tired of living in this state of vassalage, he may return to his own village on... | |
| Edward Westermarck - 1922 - 620 pages
...parents have no objection to the match, he is likewise obliged to come and live at their village, where he has to perform certain services for the mother-in-law, such as keeping her well supplied with firewood ; but if he becomes tired of living in this state of vassalage, he may return to his own village on... | |
| William Lonsdale Watkinson, William Theophilus Davison - 1858 - 598 pages
...young man takes a liking to a girl of another village, and the parents have no objection to the match, he is obliged to come and live at their village. He...sit with his knees in a bent position, as putting out his feet towards the old lady would give her great offence. If he becomes tired of living in this... | |
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