THE COURT;
OR,
WOMAN'S POSITION UNDER THE LAW.
IN THREE LECTURES,
DELIVERED IN BOSTON, JANUARY, 1861
| I.—The Oriental Estimate and the French Law. |
| II.—The English Common Law. |
| III.—The United-States Law, and some Thoughts on Human Rights. |
"Kind gentlemen, your pains
Are registered where every day I turn
The leaf to read them."
Macbeth.
"Some reasons of this double coronation
I have possessed you with, and think them strong."
"Why do you bend such solemn brows on me?
Have I commandment on the pulse of life?"
King John.
"According to the fair play of the world,
Let me have audience. I am sent to speak."
King John.
"Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance.
Return the precedent to these lords again."
King John.