A Short History of Women's Rights / From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions.

by Eugene A. Hecker

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The language of some of them is pretty strong, however— matre iam secundis nuptiis funestata—Codex, v, 9, 3 (Gratian, Valentinian, Theodosius).

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For these see Codex, v, 9, 1 and 2 and 3.

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Cf. Codex, v, 9, 4. Nos enim hac lege id praecipue custodiendum esse decrevimus, ut ex quocumque coniugio suscepti filii patrum suorum sponsalicias retineant facilitates.

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