| 单词 | concubine |
| 例句 | He didn’t like women, didn’t enjoy their company, and even Marion, his self-proclaimed raison d’être, was tolerated as grudgingly as a concubine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After much pleading and promises of reform he succeeded in getting her to come home and he abandoned his concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So in this clumsy way, my mother found out that Wu Tsing had taken his fourth concubine, who was actually just an afterthought, a foolish bit of decoration for his new motorcar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If he sent the Black Ears here, it would only be a matter of time until the whole city knew the King's Hand was keeping a concubine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were the daughters of my father’s concubines. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And this sing-song girl, after she had seen his enormous wealth and his feebleminded first wife, consented to become his concubine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is this ghost? Not an honored widow. Just a number- three concubine. If you take your daughter, she will become like you. No face. Never able to lift up her head.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Wu Tsing had asked her to be his concubine, not for love, but because of the prestige of owning what so many other men wanted. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My half-sisters wore rose- colored tunics and so did their mothers, my father’s concubines. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, with the pretext that it was cooler in his concubine's house, he transferred the small office in which he handled his business. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Fernanda really believed that her husband was waiting for it to clear to return to his concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “There is no humiliation that a concubine does not deserve,” Fernanda replied. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In China, there were concubines — not what she wanted to be at all, but which proved human nature capable of different sorts of marriage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a meaningless demand because the concubine was so annoyed with the comradeship between her lover and his daughter that she did not want anything to do with her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Yan Chang explained which ones belonged to First Wife and the other concubines, who were called Second Wife and Third Wife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Theresa found out, well before their date in the park, he had run off with his father’s concubine. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We are for breeding purposes: we aren’t concubines, geisha girls, courtesans. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And then after a while she said again, “As for our son, there was not even a child among the concubines of the Old Master himself to compare to him in beauty and in dress.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Her grandfather John—the son of William Ford and his African concubine—became a preacher. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Not long after his arrival, he bought a slave woman and took her as his concubine. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A labyrinth of three hundred rooms housing, no, make that caging, the wives and concubines of the sultan. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He wished he were in China, where if there turned out to be something wrong with the marriage he could always take a concubine. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He assumed from Terrance’s eagerness and the size of the bounty that Cora was her master’s concubine. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She prepared herself to return to Tientsin, where she had dishonored her widowhood by becoming the third concubine to a rich man. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, and it is not my fault if I have not loved her as one loves a concubine, since men do not.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I saw how fearful Third Wife became when Second Wife told her stories of old concubines who were kicked out into the streets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It too was an unnecessary effort because Meme had no desire to intervene in her father's affairs and if she had, it would certainly have been in favor of the concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She also would have preferred being the daughter of the concubine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When my brother accused Auntie of frightening our mother away, Auntie shouted that our mother had married a man named Wu Tsing who already had a wife, two concubines, and other bad children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His friends left him at the house thinking that they had helped him fulfill his promise to his wife not to die in his concubine's bed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Unlike Red Detachment, the new ballet was a heritage project rather than a revolutionary one, mythologising the past rather than the future: its setting is feudal China, its heroine an imperial concubine. Step-by-step guide to dance: National Ballet of China 2011-08-11T16:28:27Z In the end, the article comes down clearly on the side of legitimizing slavery, accompanied by threats against anyone who mocks the ”the taking of concubines.” The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The patriarch of Comfort — church, state and pharmaceutical industry all at once — is a philosophical fellow with a droopy mustache and a retinue of pregnant concubines. Review: Cannibalism, Hallucinogens and Keanu: ‘The Bad Batch’ Has It All 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Even after the “Access Hollywood” tape emerged of Trump boasting about grabbing women, Hannity defended his guy: “King David had 500 concubines, for crying out loud.” The making of Sean Hannity: How a Long Island kid learned to channel red-state rage 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Drawing together decades of writing, these stories follow concubines who fall in love, paranormal researchers and an older man forced to confront his past. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z For there shall not be any man among you save have it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Bearing a son would catapult a concubine to the summit of the female hierarchy, with apartments, slaves and an income to match. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z “What a day today, what a buffet today,” repeats one concubine at regular intervals. Theater Review: ‘Feast’ by Andrew Ondrejcak at Incubator Arts Project 2012-07-17T22:21:57Z A dirty blues sung by Eleasha Gamble as a sultry concubine in a porcupine get-up — you read that right — is another matter. Review | A Greek-set ‘Comedy of Errors’ adds songs to the slapstick 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z One haunting refrain deals with the concubine being “a woman in line” as the songs expand into vivid stories. Review | Langston Hughes vs. McCarthyism in ‘Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been . . . ’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z No need for writhing concubines or fluffy handcuffs: we are all locked in. Game of Thrones has finally, thankfully ditched the sex for good 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Wong was instead offered the role of the concubine, but refused. The complex history of Asian Americans in movies, from the silent era to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z For slaves, concubines, gold and castles of ancient and medieval times, read private jets, holiday islands and football and baseball clubs of the contemporary era. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Essentially, this is a legitimised system of trading girls as indentured concubines. Tonight's TV highlights 2011-03-02T08:00:02Z At some point, Sally Hemings became “Mr. Jefferson’s concubine,” in the words of Madison Hemings. Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and the Ways We Talk About Our Past 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The army’s commander, Agamemnon, has indeed been commandeering prizes of war, reducing the fair share of others, as Thersites claims; he has also been collecting concubines, a topic Homer’s Thersites handles with discomfiting bluntness. Trump, Troilus, and Cressida 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z She found a photograph of her maternal grandmother, a concubine who died of a possibly intentional opium overdose, dressed as a courtesan. Amy Tan, the Reluctant Memoirist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z King Solomon was renowned not only for his wisdom and wealth but also for his 700 wives and 300 concubines! Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z More important, he revisited the classics, working on a series inspired by “Women of Algiers,” Delacroix’s famed painting of Algerian concubines now in the Louvre, and another based on “Las Meninas” by Velázquez. Inside Art: The Torrent That Flowed in Picasso?s Final Years 2010-02-19T05:45:00Z As the four Kong brothers and their equally ambitious wives and concubines steer Explosion from obscure mountain village to seething mega-city, pride swells into megalomania. Build, and they will come 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z I knew that a fear of wells is a common Chinese superstition, instilled by cautious grandmothers and history books detailing concubines’ bad ends. Explorer: Near Qingdao, Hiking a Magical Mountain 2013-08-21T21:04:17Z The sultan lived with his wives, concubines, mother, and children in the harem, under the fierce protection of eunuchs. These Are the World’s Most-Visited Castles 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z More than the sentimental figure of the concubine, this final image most memorably expresses the show’s central theme: the too high cost of war. ‘Under Siege’ Review: A Heady Mix of Dance and Martial Arts 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Empress Wu is legendary in China for using her wit, intelligence and cunning to eclipse all rivals and rise from her position as Emperor Taizong’s favorite concubine to the very apex of court life. Better Than Elizabeth Taylor? Meet Liu Xiaoqing 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z This debut novel, addressing "the moral complexities of slavery," is set in a tourist resort in southern Ohio that really existed in the 1850s, where Southern men took their "slave concubines." Local books: Richard Hugo's travels, pirates and shape-shifters 2010-03-29T21:58:00Z Alas, because his mother was a concubine, he is only a low-born “secondary” son, destined to the humblest stations in life. Michael Dirda reviews Korea’s version of ‘Robin Hood’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z “Bring me my ranch dressing hose!” commands Homer Simpson, rejecting the sensual attentions of concubines, in a famous dream sequence on “The Simpsons.” Ranch Nation 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Court intrigue looms large and chillingly in “Architect” — “poisoned eunuchs, strangled concubines, beheaded viziers and sacks thrown into the waters of the Bosporus, their contents still wriggling with life …” . ‘The Architect’s Apprentice’: a boy and an elephant in Istanbul 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Other concubines, equally favored by the sultan, had their own heirs. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z There he would find Gaddafi slumbering peacefully, perhaps draped with the naked bodies of two or three nubile concubines. Inside the mind of one “American Shooter” 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Even stiff and righteous Confucius never wrote of sex as shameful and thought concubines were permissible in certain situations. China’s schizophrenic sexual revolution 2012-12-23T14:00:00Z The tale from which this show takes its title involves a he-says, she-says situation, in which the word of a young prince is challenged by his royal father’s favorite concubine. Review: Reliving Those Arabian Nights in ‘Pay No Attention to the Girl’ 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z They sneaked glimpses of harems and posed their wives in colorful concubine outfits. Antiques: Orientalist Paintings and Art Deco Antiques 2013-06-06T21:18:00Z It did not help that her stories, with their opium dens, concubines and bound feet, were considered bourgeois. Chinese Writer Cements a Legacy 2010-10-01T12:30:00Z This seemed like a great idea, as I had no interest in being a freeloader or concubine, and I craved the legitimacy of being part of the team. My Five-Week-Long First Date 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Local myth says they represent a man who couldn’t choose between his wife and concubine, so all three of them were petrified. Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z In Jacob 2, the Lord speaks even more directly, noting that “David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me.” Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Needless to say, Gildong soon acquires not only a wife, but also two concubines. Michael Dirda reviews Korea’s version of ‘Robin Hood’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Monticello historians hope the restored room will humanize the image of Hemings, beyond the gossipy old accounts of Jefferson’s so-called “concubine.” For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings. 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Critics said it was disrespectful to the sultan because it showed him drinking alcohol – banned in Islam – and womanising with concubines in the harem. Magnificent Century divides Turkish TV viewers over the life of Suleiman 2011-03-20T00:05:54Z “The Tale of Genji” chronicles the life of the Shining Prince, who was the son of an emperor, and one of his concubines. Japan’s outspoken nun and author Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But there’s a simple solution to this vexing problem: “If she were his concubine, this relationship would be legal.” The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The great Hebrew king was said to have had over twenty wives and concubines, and his son Solomon had “seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines,” according to 1 Kings 11:3. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z “The Bird King” takes place during the reign of the last Iberian sultan, when a concubine and a mapmaker attempt to escape imminent danger from the incoming Christian Spanish rule. The 10 books to read in March 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z According to “The Complete Book of Aunts” by Rupert Christiansen, the Japanese word amitam means mother’s sister as well as father’s concubine. Let?s Hear It for Aunthood 2011-09-17T01:51:44Z Some viewers were irate because the series showed the Sultan drinking alcohol -- banned in Islam - and womanizing with concubines in the harem. ArtsBeat: Steamy Turkish TV Drama Draws Fire From Prime Minister 2012-11-30T16:48:42Z Dressed in all black, a small curved knife tucked in her top knot, Yinniang is, in pointed contrast to the concubines, both a fearsome screen presence and as elusive as the shadows she slips through. 'The Assassin' Director on Long Takes, Fast Edits and a Warrior in the Shadows 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z She was the only one forced to assume the pose of courtesan and concubine. An Unnamed Girl, a Speculative History 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Jade eggs were promoted as an ancient secret of Chinese concubines and queens. Jennifer Gunter: ‘Women are being told lies about their bodies’ 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z On Broadway, it has been a year of women: waitresses, shopgirls, concubines, Revolutionary sisters, a literary editor, a morphine addict and many victims of abuse. Women on Broadway: A Year of Living Dangerously 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Every emperor of the Qing dynasty had dozens of wives, concubines and serving girls, but only one of them could hold the title of empress. 22 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Another focused on the wicked King Noah who drank wine and flirted with concubines from beneath an elaborate hat. Lights. Camera. Prayer. A Mini-Hollywood Grows in Utah. 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Gong’s hauteur and great blank beauty — perfect for scheming queens and tragic concubines — don’t generate much sympathy, and Yi-Long ends up seeming cold and more than a little pathetic. | 'What Women Want': A Faithful but Strained Adaptation 2011-02-05T00:35:12Z Lot’s lesser-known concubine, who was turned into a pillar of pepper. Style Invitational: Here’s what these objects REALLY are 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z After all, people read the Bible without deciding to acquire concubines. Same-sex marriage: They’ll just never get it 2013-03-10T13:01:00Z Later, he inspired the character of Sun Yuin-loong in Hahn’s book “Steps of the Sun,” a lightly fictionalized account of an American woman’s experiences as the concubine of an opium-smoking Chinese aristocrat. Getting to the Bottom of a Mickey Hahn Mystery 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Part historical fiction, part fantasy, this novel of the Spanish Inquisition centers on Fatima, a favorite concubine of the last sultan of Granada. New in Paperback: ‘Savage Feast’ and ‘The Bird King’ 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z The defense attorney described Bravo in his opening arguments as a “gigolo” who had essentially turned Rachel into a concubine. Bribes. Murder. Suicide. The death of South Carolina’s Mexican combo-plate king 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z He also lived in a manner consistent with other Iron Age kings, with many wives and a whole harem of concubines as well. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The king of this region has a certain private palace in which he keeps a large number of concubines and slaves, who are watched by eunuchs. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z However, sumptuary laws dictated what women could and could not wear, elite men kept concubines, and the Tang legal system considered women property. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As the choreographer read about this eccentric ruler — a gifted athlete with extravagant appetites and wives, kids, concubines and Rolls-Royces galore, who died in his 40s — a production took shape in his mind. ‘Hamilton’ choreographer couldn’t find a show he liked. So he wrote one. 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A few sultans later, the crown falls on Ibrahim, a prince with a fetish for rooms lined with fur and the fattest concubines his mom can procure. Page-to-Screen: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Byatt minus the feminism (and genie sex) 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z He ruled for an astonishingly long time and reputedly sired some 160 children with wives and concubines. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But Bracton does have a lot to say about monsters, duels, bastardy, concubines, sturgeon “and other royal fish,” the “pillory and the ducking-stool," and "a judgment with infamy.” Opinion | What other brilliant ideas are in Alito’s medieval law book? 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Abraham arrived there with his servant and concubine Hagar and their son Ishmael. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The 18th-century monarch liked to nosh on the eggs of water monitor lizards, so the story goes, but the concubine couldn’t get her hands on any, so she substituted dough stuffed with sweet bean paste. (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems) 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Some masters showered privileges on their concubines and freed and educated their children. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In many cases, they openly lived with concubines, had children, and worked to ensure that their children receive lucrative positions in the Church. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z I am pretty sure some of the older leaders in that group have even taken on a few concubines to "preserve the church." Some evangelicals claim Ukraine war means the end times — as usual, they're wrong 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z With the practice of royal concubines now abandoned, the size of the imperial family has declined to 17. Japan panel recommends no change to male-only emperor system 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z In modern history, when concubines were no longer allowed, the rule has caused the royal membership to keep declining, now down to 17. Japan emperor’s daughter Aiko turns 20, throne not in sight 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z "I had to come home and explain to my daughters what the word concubine meant," she told the podcast. Kirsty Williams: Abuse of women in politics getting worse 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z She accused Mr. Wu of regarding women as though they were all concubines in a harem. One of China’s Biggest Stars Faces a #MeToo Storm 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z In one online comment, Sahayb stated: "Islam is for war, hostage taking, killing infidels, fighting tyranny, taking war booty, taking women of the enemy as concubines." Sahayb Abu convicted of planning IS-inspired sword attack 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z King Saud, Saudi Arabia’s second king, fathered 53 sons and 57 daughters with numerous wives and concubines. 74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The head of a parental TV watchdog group is calling on Netflix to remove from its lineup “365 Days,” a graphic Polish film about a woman imprisoned for a year, ostensibly as a concubine. Calls mount for Netflix to pull Polish erotica ‘365 Days’ 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z He fathered 53 sons and 57 daughters with numerous wives and concubines, and was forced to abdicate the throne in 1964 by other members of his family. After a Year of Silence, a Jailed Saudi Princess Appeals for Help 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z “I declare that there has never been any ‘selecting a concubine’!” he wrote on the social media platform Weibo, referring to Ms. Du’s harem comment. One of China’s Biggest Stars Faces a #MeToo Storm 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z He booked an entire hotel in an Alpine resort town, bringing along an entourage of 20 concubines and some servants. Billionaires, young women on private jet caught defying coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z He must be rejoicing, telling the Emperor Charles that the king’s concubine is living her last hours. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z There were other free blacks in Jamaica, too, including women who had been freed in the wills of white colonists who had kept them as concubines, and children who were the products of such unions. The Long War Against Slavery 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z An odalisque was a concubine, and a popular subject for artists, who essentially exploited them by making them pose on the couch every single time they entered a room with a couch in it. Jacob Rees-Mogg's slouch: how it compares to art's great recliners 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z At another point, Ms. Farziyeva said, a militant living across the street was presented with an enslaved Yazidi concubine as a gift. Kazakhstan Welcomes Women Back From the Islamic State, Warily 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z His passion for learning led to his hiring of an English woman, Anna Leonowens, in the 1860s as a tutor for some of his 32 wives and concubines and 82 children. The real 'King and I' - the story of new Thai king's famous ancestor 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Criminals, slaves and concubines were tattooed, and some ethnic groups tattooed themselves to ward off evil. He was a school dropout with an uncertain future. But tattoos changed everything 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z She said Mr. Steinhardt suggested that she become his concubine while he was funding her first rabbinical position in the mid-1990s. Michael Steinhardt, a Leading Jewish Philanthropist, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z She’s in town with her new novel, “The Bird King,” the story of a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for March 2019 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Some conservatives proposed a revival of concubines to produce imperial heirs, and others argued that allowing a woman on the throne would destroy a precious Japanese tradition. Japan’s crown prince hopes to continue father’s legacy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z He also allowed those concubines who did not bear him any children to leave the palace and remarry, breaking with ancient tradition. The real 'King and I' - the story of new Thai king's famous ancestor 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Matisse/Odalisque Small-scale exhibition made up of pieces from the museum’s collection explores images of harem slaves and concubines in paintings by Matisse, Picasso and others. SoCal museum listings, Feb. 17-24: ‘Matisse/Odalisque’ at the Norton Simon Museum and more 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z He then suggested she become a “pilegesh,” an ancient Hebrew word for concubine, she said. Michael Steinhardt, a Leading Jewish Philanthropist, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z She was not his “concubine,” he assured me; they were confidants who helped each other out. The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The story is about a concubine of Grenada’s royal court, Fatima, and her friend Hassan, the court’s cartographer. All the science fiction and fantasy books we’re looking forward to in 2019 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z For example, concubines in the show wear three earrings on each side, as was the tradition of Manchu women at that time. A guide to the most Googled show on Earth 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z And an ancient Chinese tale has a robotic man dance and flirt with royal concubines, angering King Mu before its creator reveals its artificial nature. Review | Dreaming of artificial intelligence in ancient Greece and Silicon Valley 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z “It doesn’t excuse it and it doesn’t justify it, but I don’t believe that he seriously was recruiting Rachel to be his concubine,” Rabbi Greenberg said. Michael Steinhardt, a Leading Jewish Philanthropist, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “Many people learn history through television dramas,” said Zheng Junnan, a production assistant for another concubine melodrama set in the Qing dynasty. Epic Battles, Palaces and Concubines: A Chinese Studio’s Vast World of Fantasy 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The women were conniving dragon ladies or docile concubines. Why Do Asian-Americans Remain Largely Unseen in Film and Television? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z We were high priestesses, messengers of the divine, healers, queens’ lovers and kings’ concubines. #WontBeErased: Twitter erupts in protest after Trump administration unveils anti-Trans proposal 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Finally, the black women that make up the Dora Milaje are subservient to their monarchical male ruler and were originally created as concubines. Calendar Letters: Neil Simon's legacy and 'Dark Knight's' influence 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z According to the China Daily newspaper, the Tang Paradise park in the northern city of Xi'an granted hundreds of women free entry from 15-19 June if they were heavier than a Tang Dynasty imperial concubine. Park gives free entry to heavier women 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z That is where the concubines of the Qing dynasty emperors lived and conspired until the place burned down in the middle of the 19th century. Epic Battles, Palaces and Concubines: A Chinese Studio’s Vast World of Fantasy 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Some of those former contestants say Mr. Sousa or his assistants pressured them to act as escorts or concubines for politicians and businessmen in exchange for money to finance their pageant runs. Opinion | Pimping Out Miss Venezuela 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z “During the Han period, the spice was actually mixed into the mud walls of the residences of imperial concubines, which became known as ‘pepper houses,’” Dunlop notes. Sichuan food is so much more than spicy 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Set in a fantasy Orient, it portrays a concubine lying in luxury, turning languidly to face the beholder. Modigliani's Nu Couché is a trite pastiche – and the buyers saw through the hype 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Their power grew and they apparently regarded the women around them almost as concubines. Opinion | Hooray for Harvey-less Hollywood! 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The skeletons of what are believed to be Qin's many sons and executed concubines are remains in the mass grave. What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z What about when you hunt women with bows across your immense private forest and if they do not outrun you they must live as your concubine for a thousand days? Opinion | Ladies, let’s be reasonable about #MeToo or nothing will ever be sexy again 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z “King David had 500 concubines, for crying out loud!” he joked to one panelist. How Far Will Sean Hannity Go? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z If there were slaves and concubines in the prophet’s time, for instance, then there must be in all times. Educating Americans to defuse Islamaphobia 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Among those detained, Mexican officials said, were Black's four wives and the concubine. Fugitive Arizona polygamist returned to U.S. after arrest in Mexico – LA Times 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Along with Black, officials detained three of his wives, a woman described as “a concubine”, and 22 other Americans living in Mexico illegally. On the run from the law, a polygamist patriarch builds a secret world 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Black was arrested during last weekend’s raids, Mexican authorities said, along with what were described as four “wives” and one “concubine.” A Mexican mystery: A fugitive U.S. polygamist, three slain Americans and exotic wildlife parts 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Some girls were also taken as official concubines. The secret diaries of the Chibok girls 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z On one occasion he refused the offer of a concubine to keep him company in Riyadh, Ms Walds adds. Tiger fur-lined robes... what do Saudi gifts to Trump mean? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z His footnote provides a witty coda: “By each of his concubines, the younger Gordian left three or four children. His literary productions were by no means contemptible.” The 100 best nonfiction books: No 83 – The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1776-1788) 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z More important, owning slaves is one thing; using them as concubines is quite another. Opinion | Debating the Confederate monuments 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Hemings’s name became publicly linked to Jefferson’s in 1802, when a newspaper alleged that she was Jefferson’s “concubine” and had borne him a number of children. To understand the US's complex history with slavery, look to Thomas Jefferson 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He has been a controversial figure in the assembly, calling two female AMs "political concubines" in the "harem" of First Minister Carwyn Jones. Election 2017: Tories name Millar for Wales debate - BBC News 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z When the commander announced to Nadia that he was making her his concubine, she was told she was one of the “lucky few” to be selected. Dressed for death: the women Boko Haram sent to blow themselves up 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z For eight hundred years, black slaves and concubines were transported through the same remote desert villages. The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z I’d grown tired of hearing her described within the confines of two roles: “Jefferson’s concubine,” as her son called her, and “slave.” Opinion | A new window into the extraordinary life of Sally Hemings 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Until the 20th century, emperors kept concubines in order to ensure the birth of male heirs. Many Japanese Look for a Shift to Female Heirs to Throne 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z After 1950 concubines were outlawed and infidelity deemed a bourgeois vice. Divorce is on the rise in China 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z One question in the pamphlet asks whether a group of militants can share a concubine. Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The skull and leg bones of a young female are likely the remains of a concubine found near the emperor's burial. Discoveries May Rewrite History of China's Terracotta Warriors Set in the 1920s, it tells the story of a young woman who becomes one of the concubines of a wealthy man during the Warlord Era. Chinese hit ballet ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ goes to Manila 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z They were sought as good-luck talismans, and later as companions for imperial concubines, who kept them in gilded cages. The Song in the Heart of Many Chinese Comes From Insects 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z “Instead of ‘Jaws,’ it’s, like, killing Japanese or hanging out with the emperor’s concubines,” Kos-Read said. The American Who Accidentally Became a Chinese Movie Star 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z "Non-Muslim women can be taken as concubines," according to the leaflet. Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z According to the account left by Sima Qian, the new emperor—the usurper—killed many of his father’s concubines. Discoveries May Rewrite History of China's Terracotta Warriors Their retreat isn’t only away from the European Union and, inferentially, from globalization, concubine of the New World Order. Brexit, meet America’s Trexit 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Family members, servants and concubines all lived in the imperial harem. Erdogan's wife says harems 'prepared women for life' - BBC News 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z "They became part of extended Bedouin households and the concubines or wives of various Bedouin men. " Museum of Lost Objects: The Armenian church in Deir al-Zour - BBC News 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z "Pre-pubescent girls can be taken as concubines. You cannot have penetrative sex but you can still enjoy them," the leaflet added. Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z But what if some of the concubines were pregnant? Discoveries May Rewrite History of China's Terracotta Warriors Emwazi reaps praise from Isis for giving a “concubine” – likely a woman kept in sexual slavery, something a new United Nations report documents as an Isis hallmark – as a “gift … to an unmarried injured brother”. Isis praises San Bernardino shooting – but does not take credit for the attack 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The sultan spent his domestic life in the harem, where his wives lived, as well as female family members and concubines, who numbered into the hundreds. Erdogan's wife says harems 'prepared women for life' - BBC News 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Dabiq claimed that Emwazi displayed his "kindness and generosity" by giving away a concubine he had received as a gift to an unmarried injured IS fighter. The SITE Intelligence Group says the Islamic State group is acknowledging the death of the masked militant known as "Jihadi John" who appeared in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z In place of anything Christmas, Bergdorf offers “The Frosty Taj Mahal,” a palm-reading fortune teller—and King Neptune, the pagan Roman god, seated with his concubine. The Year Christmas Died 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Hou said the most difficult sequence to film wasn't any of the fight scenes but an extended conversation between Chang and a concubine that is intermittently obscured by a wafting, diaphanous silk curtain. Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 'The Assassin' gives martial arts an art-house punch 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z “When we first got there they said, ‘This is the garden room,’ and it soon became clear it was for concubines,” Anderson said. 'Junun' has Paul Thomas Anderson going to India with part of Radiohead 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In the case of Judges 19, when the concubine is offered in place of the man, how is a woman to read it? Harry Potter was forbidden as a child, but the Bible's bloodshed was fair game | Sarah Galo 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The real Jinhua was a concubine to a Chinese diplomat and scholar who lived for a time in Berlin. ‘The Courtesan’ is masterful debut by Alexandra Curry 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z These include enslaving prisoners of war and taking female prisoners as concubines. My madrassa classmate hated politics. Then he joined the Islamic State. 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Highborn men, like the fictional Prince Genji, the priapic hero of Murasaki’s episodic tale, were expected to have several wives and many concubines. Why “The Tale of Genji” Is Still Seductive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The original Women of Algiers by Delacroix is a richly coloured, flamboyantly sensual scene of Algerian concubines smoking drugs from a hookah in the seclusion of their harem apartment. How a fake Qatari sheikh exposed the west’s confusion over Islam 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Spoiler: the concubine is offered in his place. Harry Potter was forbidden as a child, but the Bible's bloodshed was fair game | Sarah Galo 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Ancient accounts tell of a huge complex of chambers, including underground rivers filled with flowing mercury, along with the remains of craftsmen and imperial concubines sealed alive in the tomb with the dead emperor. China excavating at tomb to reveal more Terra Cotta Warriors 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z There’s an indoor stage, the Minh Khiem theater, and amphitheater since concubines were skilled performers, presenting classical operas and variety shows. Vietnam visit reveals history of opulence, fall of empire, war 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Beautiful young women, invited by gallants like Genji to live as concubines under their luxurious protection, are often fearful of the consequences. Why “The Tale of Genji” Is Still Seductive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In ancient China, concubines are thought to have used a drink of lead and mercury in order to prevent pregnancy. The Long, Strange History of Birth Control 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z He had lived large, in the manner of many other Bedouin chieftains, and fathered more than forty sons by two dozen or so wives and concubines. The Once and Future Saudi Kings 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Additionally, Muqrin’s mother was a Yemeni concubine, not a Saudi princess, and some in the family reportedly consider his lineage too impure for him to wear the crown. Saudi King Abdullah’s death sets up complex succession process 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The god of the Old Testament had no problem with Solomon having 700 wives and 300 concubines. Gay Marriage Case Offers G.O.P. Political Cover 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Now he promises there will be “no more concubines”. Superman sheds his concubines 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The striking topless odalisque, a word of Turkish origin meaning concubine, traveled back to Venezuela last July to great fanfare. Quirky Matisse exhibit rekindles art mystery in Venezuela 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z “One should remember that enslaving the families of the kuffar – the infidels – and taking their women as concubines is a firmly established aspect of the sharia, or Islamic law,” the article says in English. Islamic State publication seeks to justify slavery and sexual abuse 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “If she were his concubine, this relationship would be legal,” it said. Islamic State says it is buying and selling Yazidi women, using them as concubines The article says they have been divided among Isis fighters, are being sold on by them, and also suggests they are being used as “concubines”. British hostage John Cantlie appears in fourth Isis propaganda video 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z It is Muslim, so it kills Yazidis, a minority with a religion of its own, and takes as plunder their women as concubines. The Islamic State is evil returned Archaeologists, they note, long ago identified the grave of a concubine named Xiangfei outside Beijing. In China, Myths of Social Cohesion 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z “If you and your current concubine — who you may want to throw to the curb eventually — are in the business of making videos of your carnal passions, Disckreet might not be a bad $.99 investment.” That Errant Sex Tape 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Pretty girls were often forcibly taken as wives or concubines. No regrets, say the Chinese women who chose independence over marriage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Beyond these moments, we have Tyrion in various states of intolerable humiliation, going so far as to send away his concubine and lend his bodyguard, Bronn, to his brother Jaime for sword practice. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 4 Episode 2 Review: Long Live The King 2014-04-14T09:24:00Z The family were swept through the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the Hall of Earthly Tranquillity, where the emperor’s concubines lived and slept on a bed covered with red brocade. Michelle Obama Begins Good-Will Tour in China 2014-03-21T10:28:08Z Mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon usually behave as federal concubines. Why Apple, Google & Facebook Must Fight for User Privacy 2013-12-09T20:29:00Z The wife sets an unusual condition: She wants to become a concubine herself. Letter from Europe: Arab Voices on a Venerable Paris Stage 2013-07-05T17:12:18Z The Labour party, meanwhile, has been kidnapped by a shower of unprincipled Oxbridge careerists and their utterly useless Scottish concubines. Bring on a British revolution – it's long overdue 2013-06-15T23:05:30Z That “theater” was where he would stage grand parties, always with a theme — like China or the Middle Ages — always with guests in costumes dressed as Arab sheiks or Chinese emperors and their concubines. IHT Special: French Government Restores Family Home of Pierre Loti 2012-11-28T23:46:18Z "Hong himself retreated to his palace with his 60 or so concubines listening to music played on an organ taken from the local Christian church and the generals all fought among one another," says Fenby. The Chinese rebel who thought he was Jesus's brother 2012-10-17T23:12:15Z Traditionally these scenarios involve dynastic rivalries at court between different concubines and their offspring. The sisters who changed Chinese history 2012-10-11T23:57:05Z Regent uncles, dowager empresses, concubines, brothers… all end up doing the wrong thing. Confucius's hero 2012-10-09T23:21:29Z "Thank goodness," , "the Bible's King Solomon didn't settle here with his 700 wives and 300 concubines." GB gymnasts on many front pages 2012-07-31T04:33:41Z She banned traditional Beijing opera with its stories of emperors and concubines, as well as all performances of Western music and movies. Madam Mao's model operas live on 2012-07-17T23:25:10Z And although their exodus was front-page news in the West, they soon slipped out of history, remembered only—if at all—as a source of concubines for the Sultan’s harem. Let the Games Begone 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z Sleidan mentions that it was customary in some of the Swiss cantons for the parishioners to oblige the priest to select a concubine as a necessary precaution for the protection of his female parishioners. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z You were cut off by your relations as utterly as if you had become the concubine of a Hottentot.” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z No, Sire, no, I will never have it said, that I lived on at your court knowing that I bore the name of your concubine. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Tradition holds that it arose in the palace of an Emperor, who had a most beautiful concubine, but whose feet were deformed. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Old Runjeet Sing is dead—and well dead, as I can testify, having seen his tomb, where his four wives and seven concubines, that were burnt on his funeral pile, are buried with him. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z He shows that even up to the thirteenth century a concubine was not necessarily an abandoned woman. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z He seems to have enjoyed immunity until he declared that St. Antony of Padua kept concubines, when the Franciscan prior had him incarcerated, and his trial followed. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z He was wholly abandoned to debauchery and the chase, and his favorite concubine was his daughter by a nun of �pinal, but he retained a valuable preferment, as Grand-pr�v�t of Saint-Di�. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z After a time he came completely under the fascination of a beautiful concubine whom he had in his harem. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Another Woman Shameless one, are you willing to be the concubine of an enemy? Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Euripides is said to have had two wives.559.Aristotle said that Homer never gives a concubine to Menelaus, in order to intimate his respect for Helen—though false. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z But Solomon had need of a plentiful table, for it is recorded that he had seven hundred wives, and three hundred concubines! A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z In 1059 the Synod of Rome, under the impulsion of Nicholas II., had adopted a canon forbidding any one to be present at the mass of a priest known to keep a concubine or wife. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z After supper he wins the favor first of the priest's concubine and afterward of the maid-servant by secretly promising to each of them the skin of the sheep. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Too long have they lived riotously, they and their concubines; let them grow lean, now, fighting the Lord’s fight. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The husbands appear to have indulged largely, and with little or no censure, in concubines.559 Female captives of the highest rank were treated with great harshness. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z His enemies discovered this strength, and bribed his wives and concubines to discover how he could be bound, so that they could destroy him. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z The seven hundred wives and the three hundred concubines represented so many stars. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The wandering Frenchman chose a wife or a concubine among his Indian friends; and, in a few generations, scarcely a tribe of the west was free from an infusion of Celtic blood. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z I was the sport of my companions and the mock of the concubines. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Apelles was at once the painter and the lover of Laïs, and Alexander gave him, as the choicest gift, his own favourite concubine, of whom the painter had become enamoured while pourtraying her. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The masters had so often the slave women, lustful by disposition, as concubine. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z The ancient Egyptians had but one wife each, though they might have slave concubines. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z In order to save himself the priest gave up to them his concubine, that they might satisfy their passions on her. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Their matrimonial customs are peculiar; they are allowed to marry only one woman, and although the principal people have several concubines, yet they commonly are slaves. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z We know little of the concubine Elgiva except that she was proud and imperious, on fire with ambition for herself and her sons. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Your father respects me no more than he does his latest concubine. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z It was very well for his odious concubine to cry 'Confess!' who would be no sufferer by the confession. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z In Jerusalem he took yet more wives and concubines into his house, who, besides these sons, bore seventeen sons and several daughters, beside Tamar. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z The wooden figures which stood beside it were further imagined to represent the concubines of the king. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Dr. C——, of Tishomingo county, Mississippi, has a negro concubine, and a white servant to wait on her. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z It covered much ground, for the number of servants and concubines demanded considerable room even for plain housing. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Poor soul, had she not been herself a concubine, and debased by pernicious surroundings? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A tent was set up on the roof of the palace of Zion, under which Absalom lived with the ten concubines whom David had left behind in Jerusalem before the eyes of Israel. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z In that State, divorces were prohibited, and in consequence of this prohibition, the proportion of his property which a married man might give to his concubine was regulated by law. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Mr. S——, of Tishomingo county, Mississippi, has a negro concubine, and a large family of mulatto children. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z The king, recognizing in this the fulfilment of the oracle, raised a funeral pyre, and gathering together his concubines and eunuchs, mounted it, and perished in the flames. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Ah, but the position of second wife--acknowledged concubine--was different from that of his own degraded daughter. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It rested with the husband to take as many wives as he chose beside his first wife, and as many concubines from his handmaids and female slaves as seemed good to him. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Thou hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before thee, thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z At the wish of El, "Astarte the Great," the daughter of Uranus, and Zeus Demarus, the son of Uranus by a concubine, and Adodus "the king of the gods," ruled over the land. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Some of these were mere slaves, others were voluntary concubines, but the greater part had been compelled, by poverty226 and fear, to abandon their fathers and husbands. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z It was not his brother--thanks to the gods for that--but the wicked concubine, whose blood was required in atonement. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The concubine of a Levite, so we are told in the book of Judges, who dwelt on Mount Ephraim, ran away from her husband; she went back to her father, to Bethlehem in Judah. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z As they lived apart, this would undoubtedly have been done, had not one of their black concubines run nearly twenty miles in three hours to discover the plot. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z He violated the queen, lay with the concubines of the king, allowed himself to be persuaded by his friends into wearing the crown, and rebelled against his brother. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z His wives and concubines hang and drown themselves, that they also may be of the party. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z No doubt about it; she was the concubine, low of birth and common of breeding--the crow by the side of the falcon. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z When Adonijah afterwards besought Solomon to give him one of the concubines of David, Abishag the Shunamite, to wife, Solomon thought that he sought to obtain the throne by this means. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Harem, hā′rem, n. the portion of a Mohammedan house allotted to females: the collection of wives and concubines belonging to one Mussulman. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z A Chinese who possesses five or six concubines in addition to his legitimate spouse, may thus boast of a regular dairy farm. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z A man may have as many wives and concubines as he can support, but each of these women must be his exclusive property. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The punishment of the concubine was the only reparation possible. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The powerful chiefs had as many wives and concubines as their wealth and influence would support, but the bulk of the people were monogamists. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Moll, mol, n. a familiar form of Mary: a concubine. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z This negress, for all the time he remained, was his servant, his housekeeper, his slave and his concubine, by whom he had several children. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Each one keeps as many concubines as he can afford, the size of his harem being limited only by his means. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Yet having witnessed the passage-of-arms between the ladies, they must know as well as she that the concubine was innocent of the catastrophe. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z This man left his son Constantine,59 born of Helena, his concubine, emperor of the Gauls. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z It was asking love to accept poverty as a concubine or a mother-in-law. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The table-companions might not look at the concubines, and the eunuchs, who brought the women into the hall, took care that they should not. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z This outrage does not reflect on me," she said proudly, "but on the King, my nephew, who ought not to permit a daughter of France to be treated de concubine. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z The concubine would be speedily forgotten, and it would be as if the shadow of the wicked geisha had never crossed their path. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Towards evening Astyages caused his concubines to dance and play before him while drinking wine. The History of Antiquity Vol. V. 2011-12-06T03:00:24.110Z If at any time the Inca reduced his harem, the superfluous concubines were restored to their homes, swelling with the importance which they had gained by their familiarity with the monarch. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z The secondary wives of the king ranked above the concubines. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z They had, he says, only one wife, but might have several concubines, who, however, did not inhabit the conjugal domicile, but each had a hut of her own. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z As Abbess of Tsu, many of the weary or unstable of lofty lineage came to crave counsel of her--lords and dames who would have scoffed at the concubine of Hojo. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Most of his concubines did not hold him long, but the last, who was said to be of English descent, acquired a complete ascendancy over him. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The presence of the merry monarch, with his concubines, at Oxford, when his Parliament met there, was not likely to improve morals. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z The white whose concubine gave favors behind his back to her slave friends was the stalest joke of every neighborhood. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z They seized the boys for slaves, to cultivate their lands, and the girls for concubines, killing the adults who dared to resist them. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z And she," chimed in the girl, "the late lord's concubine, although of peasant stock, is worthy to be noble. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It is well known that the man, whom it delighted the people to honor, keeps ... as his concubine, one of his own slaves. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z Twenty years ago, when she had beaten and sold away the first concubine of her husband, she did not know the girl bore already the fruit of this short union. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z And it came to pass when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard it. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z The children of the slain are taken as slaves, and the young women for concubines. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z As has been told, the second wife or concubine of the late Hojo, so soon as her fickle lord grew weary of her, shaved off her hair and donned the Buddhist habit. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The only restriction put upon the licentiousness of priests, by the council of Toledo, was to forbid them from "keeping more than one concubine at a time, at least in public." Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z His wife, Peaceful-union, was extremely jealous, so that he dared not openly buy a concubine, as law authorised him, to continue his lineage. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z And he had seven hundred wives princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z Looking upon work as a disgrace, his scheme of life is simple; it consists in making slaves of less war-like men, to work for him, and taking their best looking girls for his concubines. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z As the falling stone increases in velocity, so would the insolence of the concubine unchecked in shamelessness. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Cardinal Campeggio expressly says, "that a priest who marries commits a more grievous sin than if he kept many concubines." Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z He sold his concubine to a neighbouring family named Liu, and peace was restored in the house. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z Are not Popish concubines, denominated nuns and sisters ters of charity, flooding the country? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Their houses are large and spacious, and they live in a patriarchal manner, master and mistress, concubines, children, and slaves with their children, all jumbled together. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z One evening he woke with chattering teeth, and finding himself alone in the quickly-gathering shadows, stumbled upon his feet, with curses on the concubine in that she deserted him in his extremity. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Cardinals lived openly with their concubines; and it became a question of etiquette whether a bishop's concubine should not, at the court of His Holiness, precede other ladies. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z In the north aisle of the church stands a large stone coffin, Alice Corbett. said to contain the remains of Alice Corbett, concubine to Henry I. Mail arrives 5 morning; departs 9.35 evening. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z I never have envied any glory other than that of the great King Solomon, of that valorous hero of six hundred concubines and more than four hundred legitimate wives! The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Very few Chinese women come over, therefore the men have native wives or concubines, and are begetting Chinese half-castes on an extensive scale. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Egged on little by little, piqued by O'Tei's attitude of scornful indifference, the concubine went dangerously far. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Cardinal Conpaggio asserts that "the priest who marries commits a more grievous sin than if he kept many concubines." Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z The humblest man-at-arms had several female attendants, while the leaders became veritable pashas with great harems of concubines. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z Applied particularly to the chief concubines of the Sultan. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The New Marriage Law of 1950 — the first law passed by the Communists after they seized power in 1949 — outlawed arranged marriages and concubines, and enabled women to divorce their husbands. Letter from China: Chinese Law Could Make Divorced Women Homeless 2011-09-07T12:40:27Z Thanks to an inspiration from above, the Abbess had been the means of separating my lord from his concubine. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The Council of Toledo passed a canon forbidding priests to keep more than one concubine in public. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z But the deadliest of all such enemies is the priest’s concubine, who finds the neglected volume half-hidden under cobwebs, and barters it for female finery. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z There is a curious tale about a Count of Westeravia, whom a deserted concubine bewitched upon his marriage, so as to preclude all hopes of his becoming a father. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z In April, the police in Beijing broke up one such “college concubine agency” that claimed to connect university students with wealthy admirers for up to $100,000 annually. China?s New Wealth Gives Old Status Symbol a Boost 2011-08-10T02:30:02Z Sampei was quite as surprised as the concubine at singular conduct of Nara. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A part of this money I believe was used to make Arctic concubines comfortable. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z And at supper his concubines sing and play to him; and one of them leads, and then all the rest sing in concert. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The followers of an army are sometimes very numerous, and here they were abundantly so; muleteers, Portuguese and Spanish concubines, with every description of vagabond you can imagine. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z An actor living luxuriously with two concubines chances to enter a church, and hears read from the Gospel, "Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"; so he repents and becomes a monk. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z What, after all, if the concubine were right, and Sampei's air of offended dignity a piece of clever masquerading? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Yahya was the son of the wife and Husain Ali of the concubine. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z It need hardly be added that with all savages female slaves serve as concubines. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Nay, more; he thought, in return for these sublime entertainments, Ben ought to support not only him, but also his concubine. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Always purchasing concubines, he was always governed by his wife. The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z Then starting, as if bitten by an adder, uprose the concubine, and, taking up the pole, leisurely pushed off from the bank. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He had three wives, or two wives and a concubine. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z The favourite concubine is disrobed, and placed by the side or on the thigh of her paramour who is in the same condition. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z The country's emperors maintained legendary harems of concubines, as did noblemen, wealthy merchants and anyone seeking to enhance their social status. Love Don't Cost a Thing: Can Educating Girls Alone Curb China's Mistress Epidemic? 2011-05-26T23:25:00Z His daughter, he declared once for all, was no concubine, and would be no left-handed wife. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Nara present and siding with Sampei--made aware of No-Kami's weakness--what easier for the twain than to seize the reins and fling forth the offending concubine? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Their numerous wives and concubines attest this, and yet your pious Christians are waging a relentless warfare upon the Mormons of Utah and vehemently thundering against the polygamous practices of the Latter Day Saints. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z No longer were princesses prepared to sit quietly by, turning a blind eye to concubines or crankiness for Queen and country. But Will it Last? 2011-04-29T17:30:00Z He may, however, in addition, keep concubines, or “secondary wives.” Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z It becomes thee, truly, to reproach me with my four wives, whilst our great prophet had eighteen, the Jew David, as many, and the Jew Solomon, seven hundred, all told, with three hundred concubines! A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the concubine. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Moreover he gives married men thirty-four reasons, many of them very trivial, for keeping concubines. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He apostrophized the dying King thus: 'Louis, last year Hugh the Capet, Count of Paris, had your father Lothaire poisoned by the Queen his wife, a concubine of the Bishop of Laon. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Both wives and concubines have a legal status. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z If she was not killed in the tumult, she is probably one of his concubines. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Critics said it was disrespectful to the sultan because it showed him drinking alcohol — banned in Islam — and womanizing with concubines in the harem. Middle East: The Dirt, and the Soap, on the Ottoman Empire 2011-03-17T10:38:51Z If in the interval she has not become the concubine of some rich man, she then either returns to her poor home or, what is more usual, becomes a servant in a hotel or tea-house. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z Cassandra, the virgin priestess, is to be Agamemnon's concubine. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The wife is considered to be a relative of all her husband’s family, but a concubine is not so considered. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The chiefs however, had several concubines, who were commonly slaves. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Five hundred concubines complete the royal harem, of whom seven reside under the palace roof, thirteen in the immediate outskirts, and the residue in various parts of the empire. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Thus he buys his concubine, whom he usually keeps in a villa, not his home. Working Women of Japan 2011-03-09T03:00:49.197Z In the upper world these men may have but one wife each, but in the lower one they may have as many concubines as they like, and a different set of children by each concubine. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z Reading in the First Book of Kings, we are informed that King Solomon had “seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.” Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The Mahommedan religion, it is true, admits of four lawful wives, besides concubines; but I can confidently assert, that the majority even of Mussulmans have but one wife. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Favourite slaves and concubines are respected as much as wedded wives. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The daughter of a petty functionary, the Princess Yang became in 735 A. D. one of the concubines of the Emperor's eighteenth son. Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2011-02-15T03:00:17.853Z The men of the upper class fall in love with the women whom they have elected to become their wives, they also fall in love with the women they have elected to become their concubines. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z It is an offence for a man to degrade his wife to the level of a concubine, or to elevate a concubine to the level of his wife. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z The pen will not penetrate into the sorrows which befell the slave concubine and mother. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Of the latter, three hundred are concubines of the royal harem; and of the former, fifty are eunuchs. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Among the concubines of a prince of Morocco were two slaves of the age of fifteen, one of English, and the other of French extraction. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z When his thoughts were directed to religion the main impediment in the way of his acceptance of Christianity was the fact that he lived with a concubine and had had a child by her. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z An official must not marry a wife or buy a concubine within his jurisdiction. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z It will be the confessor of Kings and lackeys, of the mendicant monk and the cardinal, of the courtesan and the princess, the female bourgeois and her cook, of the concubine and the empress. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z His queen is Meytee, but he has besides “concubines as numerous as the hairs of the head.” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It may be that he holds me higher than His hundred concubines. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z The highest ideal before their eyes in many cases is the finely dressed, prosperous concubine of a white man. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z For example, not very long ago a prince of the Imperial family purchased a singing girl as his secondary wife or concubine. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z While Hu Xueyan was making his millions and gallivanting with his concubines in privacy guaranteed by 30-foot walls, his country was falling apart at the seams, a victim of both foreign imperialism and imperial incompetence. The internal contradictions of the Shanghai skyline 2010-11-22T15:01:00Z Three hundred concubines, seated in a circle around, again screamed and clapped their stained hands in deafening concert. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Men have more than one wife; they have their concubines. | Liberia: An Uncompromising Woman 2010-10-23T23:54:00Z In some places to-day, the Negro concubines of white men are received in the Negro churches and among the Negroes generally, and honoured rather than ostracised. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z They fled with their white families and their slaves and their concubines of color, and their children. Allende on Superstition, Memory 2010-04-23T00:44:00Z The domestic film being released, “Confucius,” is loosely based on the philosopher’s life, including his supposed romantic attachment to a concubine. 2010-01-20T03:54:00Z Jinnees are said to have often carried off beautiful women, whom they have forcibly kept as their wives or concubines. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments A few who remained faithful took up the apparently lifeless corpse, amid the shrieks of his concubines, and bore him into the Frigidarium. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius After which "David took him some more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem," brought up the Ark of the Covenant from Kirjath-jearim, and prepared to live happy ever after. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The commander had practically a concubine under his own roof. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster So in my room the concubine By the great man is placed; While I with cruel banishment Am cast out and disgraced. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches The condition of many concubine slaves is happy; and that of many, quite the contrary. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments I will also be careful so to behave myself to your Princely Highness's concubine that she shall have no cause to complain. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The concubine has the status of a hetaera; she travels with the man, keeps his accounts, etc. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Unnerved, irresolute and languid, he had no will except to go from his bed to table, and from table to bed with his concubines. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter So Gud made six girls, all as beautiful as they could be, and yet all as different as wives are from concubines. The Book of Gud Others, with a similar view, prefer a concubine slave in the place of a wife. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments We happen to have been personally acquainted with several families in which a concubine had been introduced. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Seven hundred wives had the king, and three hundred concubines, without counting slaves and dancers. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity He put his second wife out of the way in order to marry the concubine. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter Begin it, then; I'll gladly lose my life, Rather than be an emperor's concubine. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 He may marry free women, or take concubine slaves, or have of both these classes. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments It is a natural sequence to the Chinese doctrine of the necessity of having male children that, in case this becomes unlikely, a secondary wife, or concubine, should be taken, with that end in view. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Seven hundred wives have I known and three hundred concubines, and virgins without number,—thou art but one, my fair! Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Charles Martel, however, a son of Pippin by a concubine Chalpa�da, seized the mayoralty in both kingdoms, and he it was who continued the Carolingian dynasty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Brother, farewell; Since you disprove the will our father left For base lust of a loathed concubine. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 As Charles was uttering these last words, the courtiers were seen to part and make way for Mathalgarde, one of the Emperor's concubines. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century In cases where the concubine has a son, in the event of her husband’s death, if affairs are properly managed, she has a portion of land set apart for her like any other wife. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Seven hundred wives have I, and three hundred concubines, and virgins without number have I known; but thou, my timid one, art my only one,—thou fairest among women. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity The number of these royal concubines at times amounted to thousands, and it is not improbable that to the majority of them a visit from the monarch was unknown. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) I brought the whole up into the ship; all my slaves and concubines, the cattle of the field, the beasts of the field, the sons of the people, all of them, did I bring up. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments He adores them, and, except he goes to war, he always has them near him during his journeys, along with his concubines—or, if you prefer the term, his 'dainties.' The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century At the next New Year it was reported that the man would not allow his proper wife to go to the ancestral graves, but insisted upon taking his young concubine to do the sacrificing. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology Two of the girls, one an Abyssinian and the other a black, became concubines of the Mahdi. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 When a man died his widow became independent, except where there were surviving sons by another wife, who in such case could claim their father's widow as a concubine to be held in common. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) At the same time order was sent to Sir William Kingston that the “concubine” was to suffer the last penalty on the following morning. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History I am told positively that Hildrude, who seemed greatly irritated, rode back to Aix-la-Chapelle with two other sisters and all the concubines of the Emperor who had come to the chase. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century I could have called any one of my nine hundred concubines for enjoyment, or had my warders drag forth some of my prisoners and found sport in torturing them. Once Upon A Planet Amongst this vast concourse four only were lawful wives; the remainder were considered as "ghenima," or booty, and were looked upon as slaves and concubines. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Thou hast thyself dishonored thine own body fair; How could a concubine as a king's wife appear?' Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Katharine was Henry’s lawful wife, and Anne Boleyn was proclaimed by the Church to be his concubine. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History You mean to make her one of your concubines. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century It was because the king of Stygia desired her for a concubine that Xotalanc and his brother rebelled and fled into the wilderness. Red Nails Mahmud frequently went through his prayers with his wives and concubines, and on one occasion they began to laugh, in consequence of which the Egyptian girl was sent away and the rest flogged. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Women serfs, because of beauty or of manifest superiority, often become concubines, mistresses, and even wives of nobles and princes, and sometimes of kings. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Women may not appear on the stage, since the emperor K’ien-Lung admitted an actress among his concubines; female parts are therefore played by lads, occasionally by eunuchs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" And Pizarro, in revenge of the contempt he perceived in the face of Atabalipa, ordered that prince to be tried for his life, for having concubines, and being an idolater. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem These hold that Helena was never anything more than the concubine of Constantius; but the fact that Diocletian insisted upon her divorce proves that she was legally married. Women of Early Christianity The Mahdi was much gratified by this flattery, and ordered Wad Suleiman to give him fifty dollars and a concubine. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 But a still prouder maiden, Reginhild of Denmark, conquers him, though he has ten wives and twenty concubines. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Henceforth in Japan, no child of a concubine, or of adoption from any source, can inherit a noble title. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition But, hence the emperor has leisure to cultivate his gardens, and to write despicable odes to his concubines. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The Byzantine women were sold into slavery, or became wives or concubines of the conquerors and passed the rest of their days in a Turkish harem. Women of Early Christianity The first thing he did was to sell his donkey and purchase a concubine, but in two days the latter purchase ran away, so he lost both his donkey and his money. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 This is more true of concubines, whose lot is indeed a hard one. Oriental Women Tigellinus on the same occasion commanded his chief concubine to take from her own neck an extremely valuable necklace and place it upon that of Crispina. Roman Women Barricades were erected; the cry was not 'Long live the Constitution,' or 'Long live the Republic,' but 'Down with the concubine.' An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections With her brother's consent, Thekla had become the concubine of Basil, and after he had assassinated Michael and ascended the throne, Thekla consoled herself with other lovers. Women of Early Christianity On the other hand he used constantly to see the numerous concubines of Idris, who was rich, while he was but a poor man. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Children of concubines, however, may be legitimized, in case there are no lawful descendants. Oriental Women There are also other indications that this woman, whom the emperor made his concubine, was accorded almost the honors of an empress. Roman Women When taken captive, the noblest ladies became the concubines of the victor, and were disposed of at his pleasure. Greek Women They resented the lavish expenditures of the public moneys upon the concubine of the emperor, and they also resented the insult thus put upon their empress. Women of Early Christianity To gain still more favour in the Mahdi's eyes, Adam sent him six of his prettiest young girls as concubines. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 There is but one true, or legal wife, but often many concubines, the number being determined largely by the wealth of the husband. Oriental Women Her husband brought home one Pipa, the fair-haired daughter of a barbarian king; this Pipa he not only made his concubine, but seated her on the throne, beside the empress. Roman Women There is a noteworthy absence of it in the Homeric poems, though the Greek chieftains frequently had concubines, who were slaves captured in war. Greek Women He sits A god among his lords and concubines. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Abdullah was wild with joy, and presented the inventor with 200 dollars and a concubine. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Your niece is my lawful wife, since she has made to me the legal salute, and your daughter, introduced by yourself into my marriage, has become of right and law my concubine.' Oriental Women They sought the blood and the concubines of their enemies and got them. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The Macedonian kings were, as a rule, not content with one wife; they either kept concubines, or married a second wife, as did Philip and Alexander, while the first was living. Greek Women Dante had children by Gemma, Petrarch had children by an unknown concubine, but it was the sainted Beatrice, it was the unattainable Laura, who received the homage of Dante and of Petrarch. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion The Abyssinian campaigns also brought quantities of slaves to Omdurman, but these are little fitted for hard work, and are employed for the most part in grinding corn, carrying water, and as concubines. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Of course, there is much there concerning the life of woman, of wives, of concubines, of mothers; concerning betrothal, marriage, domestic and filial duties. Oriental Women Next to these strictly lawful marriages came concubinage as a recognized legal status, so long as the two parties were not married and had no other concubines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" This woman, of all his wives and concubines, he most loved, if such a tyrant can be supposed to be susceptible of such a feeling. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment I have struck my husband's concubines with my hands—and yet, poor wretches that they are, they do not yield to the lover who begs, but to the master who orders. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres They keep concubines, and do not even read the sacred books of their faith. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Darwin, at the conclusion of his "Origin of Species," experienced a nobler and more exquisite pleasure than did ever Solomon with his thousand concubines and wives. The Kempton-Wace Letters In Iceland, the concubine was recognized in addition to the lawful wife, though it was forbidden that they should dwell in the same house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Shore, a young man of right goodly person, wealth, and behaviour, abandoned her after the king had made her his concubine. Old and New London Volume I He indulged in a polygamy scarcely inferior to that of the khalifs, solacing himself with not less than nine wives and many concubines. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition From the "Plantation manners" of her master, the concubine, "foolishly dissatisfied with slavery," flies to Boston, and takes refuge with her Quaker son, who conceals his mother, and shelters her for a time. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence He was himself the father of a fool, that rent the kingdom,—Rehoboam I mean,—and he kept concubines, too; so I suppose he waxed fruitful in fools. The Advocate Even as late as the Roman councils of 1052 and 1063, the suspension from communion of laymen who had a wife and a concubine at the same time implies that mere concubinage was tolerated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The lord of the galley was the first Pharaoh; the priest of the galley was called High Priest; the Pharaoh took a concubine to wife—and thus was our civilization begun. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 By the expulsion of his father's numerous concubines and mistresses, the scandals of the palace were revealed. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Ordination was denied to any one who after baptism had contracted a second marriage, kept a concubine, or married a widow or a woman of ill-repute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" For a Norwegian nobleman having murdered the brother of Sigurd's favourite concubine, and then entered the service of Inge, the latter shielded his client against the punishment which Sigurd sought to inflict. Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch They are the slaves and concubines of their masters, live and die in ignorance, and every effort to raise themselves above the rank assigned them, is regarded as impious arrogance. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 "Be composed, your sweet Grace, and dinna be so fashed," cried a silver-tongued madam, the which my grandfather afterwards found, as I shall have to rehearse, was his concubine, the Mrs Kilspinnie. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters The husband is punished only when, according to the spirit of the former Article 230 of the Code Civil, he keeps a concubine under the domestic roof against the wish of his wife. Woman under socialism Now do not think that his folly lay chiefly in glutting his life with drab material things, with wives and concubines, with worldly power and glory. In the Heart of a Fool Each cast, west from the Kali, preserves its race with the utmost care; nor are widows of the high cast permitted to become concubines. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The poor, heart-stricken, and hitherto trusting wife immediately rose to the dignity of outraged womanhood and insulted 147 wifehood and compelled the polygamist to choose at once between her and the concubine. Trail Tales But, if Diego were not the father of Carmen, what motive had he for wishing to take her with him, other than to train her eventually to become his concubine? Carmen Ariza For an absolute divorce they could apply only if the husband took his concubine into the married home, against the will of his wife. Woman under socialism Offences became so numerous and so open that it was with relief that laymen saw priests openly select concubines. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development A widow cannot marry again; but she is not expected to burn herself; and may cohabit with any Hindu as a concubine. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha Dukes, princes, concubines, and knights, all are merry. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century It was a significant prudence of many of the lay Catholics, who were accustomed to insist that their priests should take a concubine for the protection of the families of the parishioners.... Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures The captured woman became a slave, a concubine. Woman under socialism Its introduction makes the wife a legalised concubine. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) The children, by the betrothed wife, have a preference in succession to those by concubines; the latter, however, are entitled to some share. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha No wonder then that Solomon, living like an Eastern prince, with his seven hundred wives, and three hundred concubines, without one friend, could write so pathetically concerning the vanity of the world. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Two brothers, representative country-men, wealthy and conservative, were known to have very extensive harems, each one having twenty-four wives and concubines. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It According to Kings 1, 11, not less than 700 wives and 300 concubines are ascribed to him. Woman under socialism But it was also possible—as the contracts prove—for a man to take one or more secondary wives or concubines, who were subordinate to the chief wife. The Truth About Woman All the Brahmans may keep widows of their own class as concubines, and the spurious offspring of such connections are called Jausis. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha If the wife will not allow her husband a concubine it generally results in clandestine extra-nuptial relations and subsequent divorce proceedings. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Four wives are allowed, and any number of concubines. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It God, who is said in every verse to be forgiving and merciful, encourages the faithful in such passages to slay and rob, and to make concubines of women taken in sacred wars. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems In some cases this appears to have been done to enable the first wife to adopt the children of the concubine "as her children." The Truth About Woman A man can be betrothed to no woman p. 43except one of his own cast; but he may keep a concubine of any cast, whose water he can drink. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha They will cease to despise the poor man's household, the girl-mother, the divorced wife, the concubine, even the poor invert, and other failings in their fellow beings. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Divorced women are often in straitened circumstances and become concubines or the kept mistresses of Europeans or even of the Chinese. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It The wives and concubines of the feeble emperors were all taken from its inexhaustible repertoire. Japan I discovered among the MSS. in the Rolls House a list of eighteen clergy and laymen in one diocese who had, or professed to have dispensations to keep concubines.—Note to Second Edition. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. The Kirats are allowed to marry several wives, and to keep concubines. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha Among polyandrous peoples the husbands are not all on the same footing of equality, some hold an inferior position, corresponding nearly to that of concubines, another sign of the tendency to monogamy. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study A lady going on a long pilgrimage herself chose and brought two young girls, to be her husband's concubines in her absence. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It There were living two sons, both by concubines, viz. Japan He forgot his spaniels, his parrots, his monkeys, and even his painted concubines, and roused himself to circumvent the plans of his hated rival. Henry IV, Makers of History Their property is divided equally among their sons by wives; but the sons by concubines are allowed a share, though smaller than that given to the offspring of a virgin spouse. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The Koran allows them four wives and as many concubines as they please. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The number of concubines is, I believe, unlimited. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It Softened by her beauty and urged by a number of his courtiers, he set her mother at liberty in exchange for her becoming his concubine, and distributed her children in separate monasteries. Japan Even Henry III. in the Louvre, surrounded by his parasites and his concubines, trembled as he saw the shadow of this fearful apparition darkening his court. Henry IV, Makers of History Tepai, who can marry, or keep as concubines any Hindu women that have lost cast by eating unclean things. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The fate of the children of venal concubines is generally very sad. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study From Mádera, however, who had no concealments, we learnt afterwards that the King has only one wife, but has twelve concubines; he is an old man, and has seven children. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island A man may have only one lawful wife, but may keep as many concubines as his means allow, all of whom live with the members of the family in the single room of the yurt. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' To these three ranks of his wives are attached one hundred ladies, who are usually called his concubines, though they are as much a legal part of his establishment as the others. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton A man's excuse for taking a concubine was that his wife was childless. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters King Solomon possessed seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Every man could marry as many wives as he pleased, and his female slaves were all, by law, entirely at his disposal to be made concubines. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series They are generally amazingly addicted to amatory pleasures; each man scarcely contenting himself with a multitude of concubines: from unnatural vices they are free. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Sanseeas have as many wives and concubines as they can support. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Rights of a divorced wife Divorce of either a wife or concubine involved her being given a maintenance. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Living in luxury, especially at the time of Pericles and later, several of them became celebrated; statues were raised to them and they became the concubines of kings. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Probably it was no more than a name to Charles, but Simon could hear Sophia saying she had been that same Michael's concubine for a time. The Saracen: The Holy War For example, practically alone among Chinese provincial officials of the first rank he has no concubines. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference Born in a humble home, at the age of sixteen she became a concubine of the Emperor. Birdseye Views of Far Lands It seems that in any case, the children of a concubine were full children and with the same standing as the children of the first wife. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters The concubines were formerly often slaves, possessed by men in high positions, in addition to their wives. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study |
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