The history of the condition of women in various ages and nations

BY MRS. D. L. CHILD, AUTHOR OF “MOTHER’S BOOK,” “FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE,” ETC.
I am a slave, a favored slave
At best, to share his splendor, and seem very blest;
When weary of these fleeting charms and me,
There yawns the sack, and yonder rolls the sea.
What! am I then a toy for dotard’s play,
To wear but till the gilding frets away?— Byron’s Corsair.
VOL. I. COMPRISING THE WOMEN OF ASIA AND AFRICA.
THIRD EDITION.
BOSTON: OTIS, BROADERS & CO. 1840.
Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by JOHN ALLEN & CO. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
BOSTON: STEREOTYPED BY SHEPARD, OLIVER AND CO. No. 3 Water Street.